Police block march for murdered blogger
About 150 people gathered at the artificial beach in Malé when a police officer warned that the march will be stopped if they move to the street.
24 May 2017, 9:00 AM
The police blocked a march planned by Yameen Rasheed’s family and friends Tuesday afternoon to mark one month after his brutal murder.
About 150 people gathered at the artificial beach in Malé with banners and placards when a police officer warned that the march will be stopped if they move to the street.
In August last year, the ruling party-dominated parliament restricted protests and gatherings in the capital to areas designated by the home ministry, which later picked the carnival area in Malé’s eastern waterfront.
The constitution guarantees the right to protest without prior notice but the Freedom of Assembly Act was changed to require written permission from the police to gather in other areas.
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