MP Mahloof held for 15 days after rejecting second protest ban
04 Apr 2015, 5:08 PM
Hassan Mohamed
Independent MP Ahmed Mahloof has been taken into police custody for 15 days after refusing to accept a conditional release from detention under which he would have been barred from protests.
Mahloof scuffled with police outside the court after the period of detention was handed down Friday evening. Police said he tried to flee while being escorted into a vehicle. He was immediately seized by officers, but said he had just been trying to speak to his wife.
Mahloof’s wife Nazra Naseem was also involved in an altercation with officers and later said they had twisted her arm, pinched her stomach and torn buttons from her top.
Mahloof is being held at the Dhoonidhoo detention centre, his lawyer said.
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