Police use tear gas to disperse opposition and ruling party protesters as demonstrations continue
06 Feb 2012, 6:49 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
Police last night used tear gas to disperse a crowd of protesters who had gathered in an ongoing series of protests, held following the arrest of Criminal Court Chief Judge Abdulla Mohamed by the military.
Opposition protesters gathered near the Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) office opposite the artificial beach, while Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) supporters also gathered in the area.
The two groups shouting at each other over loudspeakers until midnight, accusing the other side of corruption along with other allegations.
At one point, according to local newspapers Haveeru and Sun, MDP protesters accused President of the Adhaalath Party Sheikh Imran Abdulla of sleeping with his sister-in-law, to which the Sheikh responded over his loudspeaker, “swearing by God” that the allegation was false and saying he would file for defamation.
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