Police deny pepper-spraying Nasheed, “urge MDP to publish statements responsibly”
16 Jul 2012, 4:42 PM
The Human Rights Commission of Maldives (HRCM) is to investigate the pepper-spraying of former President Mohamed Nasheed by police during a protest on July 14.
A video of the incident shows a riot police officer reaching over a crowd of people surrounding Nasheed and spraying him in the face. Nasheed turns away as the spray hits him, and is taken away by his supporters, but later returned to the protest.
“Maldives Police did not use any excessive force nor was pepper spray directed to anyone’s face,” police said in a statement.
“The Maldives Police strongly denies MDP allegations of directly pepper spraying on individuals eyes at close range, especially ex-president Mohamed Nasheed, and urge the Maldivian Democratic Party to publish statements responsibly,” police said.
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