Youth Activists Charged Over ‘Justice for Yumnu’ Protest

Two youth protest leaders, Abdulla Mahzoom Majid and Aishath Shiman, were formally charged over a May demonstration demanding justice for Hawwa Yumnu Rasheed, who was seriously injured after falling from a building in Malé. Mahzoom is charged with assaulting a police officer, facing up to four years in prison, while Shiman faces up to one year for obstructing law enforcement. Police claimed the protest disrupted businesses and A-level exams, but eyewitnesses and legal experts described it as peaceful and alleged excessive force during arrests. The charges have drawn widespread criticism.

Two youth protest leaders, Abdulla Mahzoom Majid and Aishath Shiman, were formally charged over a May demonstration demanding justice for Hawwa Yumnu Rasheed, who was seriously injured after falling from a building in Malé. Mahzoom is charged with assaulting a police officer, facing up to four years in prison, while Shiman faces up to one year for obstructing law enforcement. Police claimed the protest disrupted businesses and A-level exams, but eyewitnesses and legal experts described it as peaceful and alleged excessive force during arrests. The charges have drawn widespread criticism.

Two youth protest leaders, Abdulla Mahzoom Majid and Aishath Shiman, were formally charged over a May demonstration demanding justice for Hawwa Yumnu Rasheed, who was seriously injured after falling from a building in Malé. Mahzoom is charged with assaulting a police officer, facing up to four years in prison, while Shiman faces up to one year for obstructing law enforcement. Police claimed the protest disrupted businesses and A-level exams, but eyewitnesses and legal experts described it as peaceful and alleged excessive force during arrests. The charges have drawn widespread criticism.

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