State failing to prove ‘Usfasgandu’ lease terms violated: Mayor ‘Maizan’ Ali Manik
16 Aug 2012, 7:38 PM
Neil Merrett
Male’ City Council (MCC) Mayor ‘Maizan’ Ali Manik has maintained the state has failed to provide clear examples of any laws or regulations violated in the leasing of the ‘Usfasgandu’ protest area to the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP).
Manik told Minivan News that the state’s allegations, presently the basis for a Civil Court case against the MDP-majority MCC, were politically motivated and had failed to take into account the site was being used by the wider public regardless of politics.
“We have not broken any rules or regulations on this matter,” he said. “Even if somebody takes this area away, people will instead take to the streets to have their voice heard.”
The mayor’s comments were made following the latest hearing on Tuesday (August 14) of a Civil-Court cased filed by the state against the MCC to hand over the ‘Usfasgandu’ area. The case concerns allegations that the municipal authority had acted illegally in leasing the protest site.
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