Police-MNDF special operation underway in Male’
16 Jul 2010, 9:56 PM
Five people have been taken into custody by the Maldives Police Service and Maldives National Defence Forces (MNDF) under a joint special operation launched last night to quell violence and unrest in the capital.
A police media official confirmed that five people were arrested in separate incidents in Male’.
Shortly before midnight, police dispersed a crowd of ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) supporters demanding the arrest of Deputy Speaker of Parliament Ahmed Nazim outside his residence, Galolhu Aabin.
Balcony windows of the People’s Alliance MP’s first floor apartment were smashed before riot police moved in.
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