Man arrested from opposition’s weekly prayer gathering
Riot police officers on Friday arrested a man from the opposition’s weekly prayer gathering outside the Islamic Centre on a charge of disobeying orders. Maumoon Sulaiman, a former Thaa atoll councillor representing the Vilifushi constituency, has been detained for five days.
21 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Riot police officers on Friday arrested a man from the opposition’s weekly prayer gathering outside the Islamic Centre on a charge of disobeying orders.
Local media has identified the detained as Maumoon Sulaiman, a former Thaa atoll councillor representing the Vilifushi constituency.
The criminal court extended his detention to five days last night.
Opposition supporters have been gathering outside Malé’s main mosque every week after Friday prayers since the arrest of former President Mohamed Nasheed in February last year.
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