Three MPs among detainees from #OccupyMajeedheeMagu protest
Special Ops police in riot gear moved in swiftly after opposition supporters gathered around 4:30 pm in four spots along Malé’s main thoroughfare, setting up barricades, pepper spraying and charging protesters.
03 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM
Three MPs were among 17 arrested Friday from the opposition’s ‘Occupy Majeedhee Magu’ protest in the capital.
Special Ops police in riot gear moved in swiftly after opposition supporters gathered around 4:30 pm in four spots along Malé’s main thoroughfare, setting up barricades, pepper spraying and charging protesters.
MPs Abdulla Shahid, Abdulla Riyaz and Abdul Latheef Mohamed, along with several activists and council members of the Maldivian Democratic Party, were taken to the Dhoonidhoo detention centre.
The opposition lawmakers remain in custody but some detainees were reportedly released Saturday afternoon, including an MDP youth wing member and a supporter of former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.
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