MDP deputy leader remanded for ten days
Mohamed Shifaz, the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party’s vice president who was arrested on a charge of disobeying police officers on Monday, has been remanded in custody for ten days.
01 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
Mohamed Shifaz, the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party’s vice president who was arrested on a charge of disobeying police officers on Monday, has been remanded in custody for ten days.
Shifaz’s arrest, which came just two days before the first round of all-party talks, indicates the “government’s absolute lack of sincerity to talks and demonstrates the invitation was extended to fool the international community,” the MDP has said.
The first meeting for talks is scheduled for March 2.
Shifaz was arrested from outside the courthouse yesterday afternoon, while awaiting a verdict for some 14 MDP women charged with protesting in a restricted zone nearly a year ago.
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