MDP activist arrested for sorcery; party alleges “witch hunt”
02 Jun 2012, 5:58 PM
Mohamed Naahee and Neil Merrett
Police have allegedly arrested an opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) activist on charges of practicing black magic.
Activist Jennifer Aishath was arrested on Friday night near the ‘Aa Saharaa’ cemetery while she was attending a funeral. She was released at around 2:45am in the morning.
Police Sub-Inspector Hassan Haneef confirmed that police had followed Aishath “because she was up to something”, but did not disclose what this was.
However following her release Aishath produced a police note stating that the reason for her summoning was for questioning over allegations she was using “black magic and sorcery”.
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