MDP meets new police chief, discusses November 6 protest
The police had said in a statement that the acting police chief met with representatives from the MDP yesterday and asked them to reconsider plans to stage a mass protest on November 6 “given the present state of affairs in the country”.
02 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has denied claims police asked the party to reconsider plans for a mass protest in Malé on November 6.
The police, in a statement, said Acting Commissioner Ahmed Areef had met with representatives from the MDP on Sunday and asked them to reconsider the plans “given the present state of affairs in the country.”
The MDP is protesting the government’s refusal to release former President Mohamed Nasheed despite a UN human rights panel ruling his imrpisonment on a terrorism charge illegal.
The government, meanwhile, is preoccupied with an escalating power struggle at its leadership. Vice President Ahmed Adeeb has been arrested on suspicion of links to an explosion on President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat. The government says the blast was caused by a bomb targeting the president.
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