Umar Naseer expects upcoming DRP protest to end with tear gas
02 Mar 2011, 3:02 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
Umar Naseer, former deputy leader of the Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP), has said the opposition party will hold a protest in Male’ tonight from 9:00pm in order to demonstrate against the perceived unlawful actions and “torture” practiced by the current government.
”The government has been constantly violating the laws, religion and has been trying to over power the local councils,” Naseer claimed. ”After the protest, we have scheduled a march around the streets.”
The claims come as political parties have this week become embroiled in disputes over the legitimacy of some local councils opting to move the location of their offices without government approval.
Naseer said that all the country’s political parties were officially invited to join its protest over the issue and also called on as many citizens as possible to join in.
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