Elections Commission expresses concern over police attacks on peaceful protest gatherings
21 Mar 2012, 7:57 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
The Elections Commission (EC) has issued a statement expressing concern that the police have been attacking and arresting Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) supporters during peaceful protest gatherings.
The commission also said it had noted that the police had dismantled all MDP protest sites across the country.
‘’We are especially concerned with how the police dismantled the MDP protest camp at Lonuziyaarai Magu (tsunami monument area),’’ the commission said. ‘’Security forces have to act within the law.’’
The Elections Commission advised police not to use unlawful force against political parties.
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