Thousands gather for first MDP rally since May
Thousands of supporters gathered at the Artificial Beach in Malé tonight for the first opposition rally since May, calming fears the opposition has lost support and is in disarray following former President Mohamed Nasheed’s return to jail.
28 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Thousands of opposition supporters gathered at the Artificial Beach in Malé tonight for the first Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) rally since May, calming fears the opposition has lost support and is in disarray following former President Mohamed Nasheed’s return to jail on Sunday.
MPs and MDP leaders addressed the crowd from a raised podium in front of the Artificial Beach, as the housing ministry had cordoned off the central stage at the area just hours before the rally.
They pledged to free Nasheed, who was re-imprisoned eight weeks after his 13-year jail term was commuted to house arrest.
Former Speaker of parliament and MP Abdulla Shahid, MPs Rozaina Adam and Ahmed Mahloof, deputy Malé City Mayor Shifa Mohamed and a member of Nasheed’s legal team, Mahfooz Saeed, spoke at the brief rally.
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