MDP to scale up protests
“If the government refuses to abide by the recommendations and decisions of the UNWGAD, we will proceed with direct street action. MDP will protest relentlessly day and night,” Mohamed Shifaz, the vice president of MDP, said.
01 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
The government’s refusal to release jailed former President Mohamed Nasheed, despite a UN opinion declaring his detention arbitrary, can only be regarded as a kidnapping, the opposition has said.
Mohamed Shifaz, the vice president of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), urged the government to adhere to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention’s (WGAD) ruling at a press conference today.
“If the government refuses to abide by the recommendations and decisions of the UNWGAD, we will proceed with direct street action. MDP will protest relentlessly day and night,” he said.
The foreign ministry has called the UNWGAD’s decision premature and flawed, and said Nasheed must seek redress through domestic courts.
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