Three arrested from opposition prayer gathering
Riot police continued to forcibly disperse the opposition’s weekly prayer gathering Friday afternoon, arresting three men and using pepper spray to push back the crowd outside the Islamic centre in Malé.
23 Jul 2016, 9:00 AM
Riot police forcibly dispersed the opposition’s weekly prayer gathering Friday afternoon, arresting three men and using pepper spray to push back the crowd outside the Islamic centre in Malé.
Police officers moved in and started pushing and shoving opposition supporters shortly after they gathered for the prayer.
Opposition supporters tried to regroup several times, but each attempt was thwarted by the Specialist Operations officers.
Three men, including former national football team captain, Ahmed Assad, also a council member of the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party, were taken into custody.
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