Police disrupt MDP feast
The police stopped and cleared out a gathering by supporters of the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) outside its main office in Malé last night. Police officers confiscated tables set up with food on Sosun Magu and used pepper spray to disperse the gathering.
11 Jul 2015, 4:21 PM
The police stopped and cleared out a gathering by supporters of the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) outside its main office in Malé last night.
The MDP had set up tables with food for a communal tharavees feast, a traditional gathering during Ramadan.
A police media official told Minivan News that the police moved to clear the area around 10:30pm because the party did not seek permission from the housing ministry to close the road.
But the MDP said in a statement today that the police were notified ahead of the gathering and that traffic was not blocked as tables were set up near the pavement on Sosun Magu.
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