Police: 48 arrested from demonstrations, 1 remaining in custody

During 1 Feb-2 Mar demonstrations, having disobeyed Police instructions & due to clear obstruction of Police duty, @PoliceMV took a total of 48 individuals into custody, of whom 47 individuals were promptly released. We look to the community for support to ensure public safety.

— Maldives Police (@PoliceMv) March 3, 2018

Total 48 people were arrested from the opposition demonstrations in Male’ City on March 1 and March 2 for obstruction, one remains in police custody, says Maldives Police Service.

Maldives Police Service tweeted last Saturday night that it arrested 48 protestors in total from the demonstrations on March 1 and March 2, and that 47 of the protestors were promptly released.

The police said the 48 protestors were arrested for obstruction of police duty and disobeying police instructions.

In the tweet, the police appealed to the public for support to ensure public safety.

The opposition has been holding nightly protests in the capital, Male’ City. The police have warned against holding the demonstrations past 10:30 pm to ensure public safety.