MDP stage nationwide protests calling for Nasheed’s release
Protest marches and vehicle rallies took place simultaneously around 4:00pom in the capital Malé, Addu City, Gaaf Dhaal Thinadhoo, and several islands across the country, calling on the government to abide by a UN rights panel ruling and release former President Mohamed Nasheed.
10 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) staged nationwide protests yesterday calling on the government to abide by a UN rights panel ruling and release former President Mohamed Nasheed.
Protest marches and vehicle rallies took place simultaneously around 4:00pom in the capital Malé, Addu City, Gaaf Dhaal Thinadhoo, and several islands across the country.
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has ruled that Nasheed’s conviction on a terrorism charge in March was politically motivated and violated international law. But the government called the judgment “flawed and premature” and said it “will not be made to act on the basis of a non-binding opinion.”
About 2,000 people joined the protest march in Malé, which started at the artificial beach and ended with a prayer at the Sosun Magu-Majeedhee Magu junction around 6:00pm.
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