More than 30 people still in police detention
28 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM
More than 30 people arrested since the state of emergency declared last month remain in detention, the opposition has claimed.
Hundreds were arrested during protests against the “unlawful” 45-day emergency rule, according to the Maldivian Democratic Party. The state of emergency ended on March 22.
Hisaan Hussain, the party’s legal director, said Tuesday “records show that 32 people arrested since the declaration of SoE are still in detention.”
The Maldives is experiencing its most politically turbulent period in years, following a shock Supreme Court ruling that triggered the state of emergency.
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