MP Mahloof arrested while promoting opposition rally
MP Ahmed Mahloof and three others were briefly detained Saturday evening. Standing atop a pickup, Mahloof was using a megaphone to invite the public to the rescheduled rally when riot police stopped the vehicle near the local market in Malé.
17 Jul 2016, 9:00 AM
MP Ahmed Mahloof and three others were briefly detained Saturday evening while promoting the first rally of the Maldives United Opposition due to take place on July 21.
Standing atop a pickup, Mahloof was using loudspeakers to invite the public to the rescheduled rally when riot police stopped the vehicle near the local market in Malé.
The MUO’s spokesman was led into a police vehicle and taken into custody while he was speaking to reporters in the area.
The pickup’s driver, an activist of the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party, and former MP Ahmed Easa were also arrested. All four were reportedly released last night.
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