Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) arrived at the area just past 4pm to kick-start the protest calling for the release of jailed ex-president Mohamed Nasheed and other political detainees.
MDP had said over 25,000 people are expected to join the protest from all across the archipelago.
The
opposition is expected to put forward several demands to the government
during the protest which according to MDP will continue for 72 hours
and 13 minutes.
MDP had said that it would take the government that much time to meet the demands that will be put forward during the protest.
However, police have now backtracked on its decision after initially agreeing to allow the protest to continue.
The
u-turn came after home minister Umar Naseer said on twitter Thursday
morning that he had asked the police to restrict the protestors to the
Artificial Beach area and end it by midnight Friday.
But MDP late Thursday said it would defy the restrictions and continue the demonstration for over three days.
source - haveeru.com
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