Police disperse labour day protest
Scores of police officers have blocked a labour day march organized by Maldivian civil society organisations, despite an appeal by the human rights watchdog to allow protesters to exercise their right to assembly.
01 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Scores of riot police have blocked a Labour Day march organized by Maldivian civil society groups, despite an appeal by the human rights watchdog to let protesters exercise their right to peaceful assembly.
Some 100 people, including representatives of prominent NGOs and members of the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party, gathered at the western end of Malé at 4:15pm.
Protesters, who were outnumbered by police, were dispersed within minutes. Most were pushed back behind barricades on side streets.
The Maldives Independent‘s reporters on the scene said protesters were encircled by barricades and police in riot gear, effectively preventing them from marching as a group.
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