Opposition MPs arrested and meeting hall shuttered in police crackdown
The police have arrested two lawmakers and blocked gatherings in Malé in a crackdown on the opposition after Monday’s protests and lockdown of parliament.
26 Jul 2017, 9:00 AM
The police arrested two lawmakers, blocked gatherings and shut down the opposition’s main meeting hall in a crackdown in the wake of Monday’s protests and lockdown of parliament.
On Monday night, riot police set up barricades and blocked entrance to the Jumhooree Party headquarters ahead of a planned opposition rally. The four-party opposition alliance changed the venue to the Maldivian Democratic Party office but police officers quickly arrived and cordoned off a four-block area in the Henveiru ward of the capital.
Several people were treated at the nearby ADK hospital after being pepper sprayed at close range.
Superintendent Ahmed Shifan told the Maldives Independent that the police acted to thwart “unlawful gatherings” in Malé.
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