Three arrested after MDP office raid
Three members of the Maldivian Democratic Party’s national council have been taken into custody after police raided the main opposition party’s office in Malé.

08 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM
Three national council members of the Maldivian Democratic Party have been taken into custody after police raided the main opposition party’s office in Malé.
Special Ops officers stormed the MDP office Thursday afternoon while a daily advisory committee meeting was taking place and arrested former MP Ilyas Labeeb, Ahmed Shahid and Ahmed Hassan.
According to party officials, police refused to disclose charges saying the arrests were made under the ongoing state of emergency.
MDP vice president Mohamed Shifaz and several council members are also in custody following their arrests from opposition protests since the February 1 apex court order.