Two arrested as discontent boils over Kulhudhuffushi woman’s death
Two men were arrested in Kulhudhuffushi for calling for prolonged protests over a primary school teacher’s death following a botched caesarean section.
11 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
Discontent is high in the northern population hub of Kulhudhuffushi after a mother bled to death following a caesarean section that is said to have been botched. The 33-year-old’s death has sparked continuing protests and fierce government criticism on the island.
Some 200 men and women protested outside the regional hospital on Sunday hours after primary school teacher Aishath Fariyal was buried in the capital Malé.
Angry protesters, who were demanding better healthcare, ended the protest when the island council promised reforms for the hospital, which serves tens of thousands of people in the Haa Alif, Haa Dhaal, Shaviyani and Noonu atolls.
Kulhudhuffushi Council President Ali Mohamed who had negotiated for a peaceful end to the protest was attacked during the protest yesterday.
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