MP Nihan slams police over dismantling of youth huts on Villimalé
21 May 2014, 2:00 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
Ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) MP for Villimalé Ahmed Nihan has criticised the Maldives Police Services decision to dismantle huts built by young people on public land.
Speaking to Minivan News, Nihan said Villimalé’s youth population had used the huts as social spaces for over 20 years. Destroying the huts – which the youth call home – without showing them alternatives will only cause more social problems, claimed the MP.
The police dismantled the structures on the suburban island on May 18, claiming the huts were built illegally and encouraged gang activity though no unlawful substance or tools were discovered during the operation.
Nihan’s criticism of adequate youth facilities has been echoed by the Maldivian Democratic Party.
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