Opposition calls mass May Day rally
11 Apr 2015, 8:52 PM
Minivan News
The opposition has called for a mass rally on May Day in the hopes of forcing President Abdulla Yameen to negotiate over the imprisonment of political rivals.
But the president’s office today said that Yameen cannot meet the opposition’s demands, reiterating the claim that he has no power over the judiciary.
The opposition Maldivians Against Brutality coalition has been protesting daily for nine weeks over the arrest and imprisonment of ex-president Mohamed Nasheed and ex-defence minister Mohamed Nazim.
Protesters also accuse the government of targeting opposition businesses after Jumhooree Party leader and tourism tycoon Gasim Ibrahim was slapped with a US$100 million fine that may bankrupt his Villa Group.
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