Criminal Court extends detention period of all arrested from Anbaraa festival
20 Apr 2014, 2:26 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
The Criminal Court has extended the pretrial detention of the 78 people arrested from the island of Anbaraa to 10 days.
Yesterday police searched more than 200 persons and arrested 79, including one minor, during a music festival on Ambara island in Vaavu atoll.
Of the 79 persons arrested 19 were females, with local media reporting that all those arrested tested positive for illicit drugs.
When those arrested were summoned to the Criminal Court last night, a group of people gathered in the area attempted to create unrest with police arresting three persons near the court, local media reported.
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