Housing Ministry asks Male City Council to hand over MDP protest site in seven days, despite High Court order
25 Feb 2013, 3:32 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
The Housing Ministry has asked the Male’ City Council to evacuate and hand over the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)’s protest site at Usfasgandu in Male within seven days.
The repeated demand comes a day after the High Court overturned a Civil Court order backing the government’s previous order that the land be handed over.
Speaking at a press conference held today, Housing Minister Dr Mohamed Muiz said the council was not using the Usfasgandu site according to the government’s land use plan.
Muiz said the council has been sent a notice asking them to evacuate the land plot and if not the ministry will, in accordance to the law, evacuate the land plot and will not be responsible for any loss of property in the area.
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