“Thuggery will not push us back”, Nasheed tells thousands of supporters in ruins of Usfasgandu
31 May 2012, 6:08 PM
Daniel Bosley
Twenty four hours after police began dismantling the Maldivian Democratic Party’s (MDP) protest area – for the second time since February 7 – the party’s supporters returned to the area to hear former President Mohamed Nasheed speak.
Nasheed arrived at Usfasgandu straight from the airport, after attending a an executive meeting of the International Democratic Union (IDU) in New Zealand. Thousands of MDP supporters gathered in the remains of the camp at around 11:30pm to hear the ousted President speak.
Nasheed told his throngs of supporters that the government was now witnessing the determination of the people to regain their constitutional freedoms.
“What we are witnessing today is that the Maldivian people are not ready to give up the freedoms gained through the hard work of a lot of people,” he said.
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