Opposition undaunted by jailing of leaders: Ibu
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, who was freed Wednesday after nearly two weeks in police custody, said he was able to talk with other detainees arrested under emergency powers through his cells partition.
30 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM
The joint opposition remains undaunted and determined to forge ahead despite the jailing of leaders, parliamentary group leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih declared Thursday night.
Solih, who was freed the previous day after nearly two weeks in police custody, said he was able to talk with other detainees arrested under emergency powers through his cell’s partition.
“I got more signals that we must complete the work we have started. I got more courage from them,” said the veteran lawmaker, popularly known as Ibu, as the opposition coalition resumed weekend rallies at the Jumhooree Party headquarters in Malé.
“I was put in cell number eight. Once the dawn broke messages of ‘good morning’ were passed on from the cells next to me. One of those is MP Ilham Ahmed. Supreme Court Justice Ali Hameed was in the cell in front of me. Former police chief Ahmed Areef was in the next cell. The message I got from them was to continue our work with renewed courage.”
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