Protesters clash with security forces
16 Feb 2013, 2:59 PM
Additional reporting by Mariyath Mohamed, Neil Merrett.
Thousands of supporters of former President Mohamed Nasheed marched through the streets of Male’ on Friday night, clashing with security forces until the early hours of the Saturday morning.
Minivan News observed a column of at least 5000 demonstrators marching through the city shortly before 10:00pm. The demonstrators were accompanied by three pickup trucks playing party songs and a recorded speech by Nasheed.
The former President has been inside the Indian High Commission since Wednesday afternoon after he sought refuge from a court warrant ordering police to present him before the Hulhumale’ Magistrate Court.
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