Rilwan and Yameen’s relatives fired for joining protest march
The nephew of missing journalist Ahmed Rilwan and sister of murdered blogger Yameen Rasheed were sacked on Monday for joining a protest march to mark three years after the former was abducted at knifepoint.
16 Aug 2017, 9:00 AM
The nephew of missing journalist Ahmed Rilwan and sister of murdered blogger Yameen Rasheed were sacked on Monday for joining a protest march to mark three years after Rilwan’s abduction.
Rilwan’s nephew Ahmed Joozeen and Yameen’s sister Aishath Rasheed were working as civil support staff at the Maldives Police Service. They were sacked after the police disciplinary board conducted hearings over their participation in an “unlawful protest”.
The August 8 march was deemed unlawful because the organisers were not granted permission by the police as required by the 2013 Freedom of Assembly Act, which was revised in August last year to restrict protests and gatherings in the capital to areas designated by the home ministry.
Superintendent Ahmed Shifan, the police spokesman, confirmed the dismissals. “They still have the chance to revise it with the police appeals committee but as of now they have been fired,” he added.
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