Opposition parliament leader remanded for nine days
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih was arrested under the state of emergency, which deprives detainees of the right to be taken before a judge within 24 hours, but was later accused of entering the restricted Republic Square and obstructing police duty.
20 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM
Opposition parliament leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has been remanded to police custody for nine days.
The long-serving Maldivian Democratic Party MP for Hinnavaru was among 141 people arrested from Friday night’s opposition mass protest in Malé.
Ahead of Monday’s remand hearing, the ruling party parliament leader was accused of lying to a visiting Inter-Parliamentary Union delegation about Solih being set free. MP Ahmed Nihan later clarified that he meant the minority leader would be released as he was not a violent offender.
But the judge decided that Solih posed a danger to society and could try to destroy evidence, his lawyers said.
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