Police crack down on opposition prayer, tea party
Riot police cracked down on the opposition’s weekly prayer gathering and a tea party Friday afternoon using pepper spray and force. The father of jailed MP Ahmed Mahloof was among seven men arrested outside the Islamic centre.
30 Jul 2016, 9:00 AM
Riot police cracked down on the opposition’s weekly prayer gathering and a tea party Friday afternoon using pepper spray and force.
As in recent weeks, riot police moved in around 1pm to disperse the crowd gathered outside the Islamic centre in Malé after the Friday prayer. The Specialist Operations officers pushed and shoved prayer-goers and used pepper spray at close range.
The father of jailed MP Ahmed Mahloof was among seven men taken into custody.
Opposition supporters have been gathering outside Malé’s main mosque every Friday since February 2015 to pray for the freedom of jailed politicians and for deliverance from “tyranny and injustice”.
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