Seven journalists arrested from opposition protest
The journalists were accused of obstructing police duty while Specialist Operations officers attempted to disperse the “unlawful gathering”.
27 Jul 2017, 9:00 AM
Seven journalists and cameramen from two private TV stations were arrested Wednesday night while covering a protest outside the Maldivian Democratic Party meeting hall in Malé.
Adam Janah, Ahmed Riffath, Mohamed Shanoon, and Abdullah Yameen from Sangu TV along with Mohamed Wisam, Murshid Abdul Hakeem and Ahmed Mamdhooh from the opposition-aligned Raajje TV were arrested around 11 pm from inside the meeting hall, disrupting live coverage of the event.
The journalists were accused of obstructing police duty while Specialist Operations officers attempted to disperse the “unlawful gathering”.
All seven were released after about two and a half hours inside the police headquarters.
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