Police crack down on march for abducted journalist
The police cracked down Tuesday afternoon on a march led by the family of abducted journalist Ahmed Rilwan, snatching banners and placards and arresting nine people.
08 Aug 2017, 9:00 AM
The police cracked down Tuesday afternoon on a march led by the family of abducted journalist Ahmed Rilwan, snatching banners and placards and arresting nine people.
Friends and family planned to walk in the streets of Malé to mark three years since Rilwan’s abduction at knifepoint outside his apartment building.
The march began near the Hulhumalé ferry terminal – where Rilwan was last seen entering around 12:45 am on August 8, 2014 – but riot police officers blocked the path near the Prosecutor General’s office on Majeedhee Magu, the capital’s main thoroughfare.
Chants of “Where is Rilwan?” were met with pepper spray.
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