At least 50 police officers today cordoned off the main opposition
Maldivian Democratic Party’s campaign office and dispersed hundreds of
supporters gathered for a tea party.
The MDP had laid out sandwiches and snacks on a table inside the
campaign office, but many were left uneaten because police pushed
supporters back. Officers were quite aggressive, according to reporters
at the scene.
The tea party was held after the party was forced to cancel a mass
protest because of an unprecedented nationwide state of emergency.
At least four people, including a journalist with the opposition Raajje TV, were briefly detained, the MDP has said.
The MDP’s council has called the state of emergency unnecessary and politically motivated.
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