Opposition member arrested over prayer for political prisoners
An opposition member was arrested today over a weekly prayer for political prisoners. Hassan Ahmed ‘Hassantay’ is charged with contravening the Religious Unity Act.
23 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
An opposition member was arrested today over a weekly prayer for political prisoners. Hassan Ahmed ‘Hassantay’ is charged with contravening the Religious Unity Act.
Hundreds of Maldivian Democratic Party supporters have been gathering outside the Islamic centre in Malé every week after Friday prayers since former president Mohamed Nasheed’s arrest in February.
MDP national council members use a megaphone to lead the prayer, seeking the release of the opposition leader and other jailed politicians as well as an end to “tyranny.”
The Islamic ministry had claimed in a statement last week that the MDP’s prayer contains ill wishes towards particular people, describing it as a “show off and had threatened to take legal action.
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