Opposition activists arrested in Kolamaafushi
The home minister described the vandalism as a terrorist attack.
30 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Police arrested 18 opposition activists in Gaafu Alif Kolamaafushi on Thursday for vandalising the ruling party’s office on the island.
Council member Ibrahim Waheed told Raajje that the group were from the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party.
They were obstructed by supporters from the ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives while they were putting up banners and flags ahead of a visit from opposition presidential candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, leading to an altercation on Wednesday. Some activists also sustained injuries, Raajje reported.
The arrested activists were named by local media as Abdulla Rasheed, Ahmed Saleem, Niyaz Hussain, Hussain Farhath, Ahmed Waheed, Mahooth Ismail, Abbas Abdulla, Ahmed Rauf, Hassan Najeeb, Muslim Najeeb, Ziyad Rasheed, Mohamed Rasheed, Razeen Rasheed, Ahmed Shuzan, Shahudh Mohamed, Ismail Shareef, Riffath Ibrahim and Amjad Ibrahim.
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