JP headquarters closed after court’s ‘unconstitutional’ conditions
JP leader Gasim Ibrahim was released from police custody on the condition that he refrains from speaking in a manner that sows discord or incites unrest or allowing others to use his property to deliver such speeches.
11 May 2017, 9:00 AM
The opposition alliance has stopped using the Jumhooree Party headquarters in Malé after the party’s leader Gasim Ibrahim was released with seven conditions imposed by the criminal court.
After 20 days in police custody, Gasim was released Wednesday afternoon on the condition that he refrains both from speaking in a manner that sows discord or incites unrest and allowing others to use his home or property to deliver such speeches.
The JP’s Kunooz meeting hall in the Maafanu ward of the capital – a property registered under the business tycoon’s name – was used for nightly opposition rallies since late March. After Gasim’s release, Wednesday night’s rally was changed to the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party’s smaller haruge (meeting hall) in front of the artificial beach.
A jail cell was set up on the Kunooz stage as a prop after Gasim’s arrest. The JP’s headquarters were also redecorated with the colours of the allied parties.
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