MDP MP Ibrahim Rasheed charged with assaulting police officer
18 Oct 2012, 11:37 AM
The trial of Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) MP Ibrahim Rasheed ‘Bonda’, charged with assaulting a police officer, commenced at the Criminal Court on Wednesday.
According to local media reports, the prosecution claimed that MP Rasheed obstructed police duty during an MDP protest on July 30, 2012 when police officers stopped a group of activists on motorbikes.
The MP for Maafanu South allegedly attempted to push the police back and struck an officer on the chest.
Three police officers at the scene witnessed the assault, the prosecuting attorney said.
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