Two journalists, opposition figures arrested from mosque
Two journalists and four opposition figures were arrested Tuesday night while opposition supporters attempted to perform a prayer inside the Islamic centre in Malé. All six were released after about four hours in custody.
28 Jul 2016, 9:00 AM
Two journalists and four opposition figures were arrested Tuesday night while opposition supporters attempted to perform a prayer inside the Islamic centre in Malé.
Opposition supporters tried to make the supplication around 8pm after Isha prayers but police officers in plainclothes forcibly dispersed the crowd and arrested four people, including Sheikh Hussain Rasheed Ahmed, who was leading the prayer.
Mohamed Thoriq, a former MP of the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party, Hussain Amr, a member of the MDP’s economic committee, and MDP social media activist Simwar were also taken into custody.
Hussain Fiyaz Moosa, chief operating officer of the opposition-aligned Raajje TV, was arrested inside the mosque at the time. Ahmed Azif, assistant editor of Sun Online, was reportedly arrested while attempting to go inside the mosque.
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