MDP chairperson and opposition leader Fayyaz Ismail condemned the government's decision to file criminal charges against youth protest leaders Abdulla Mahzoom Majid and Aishath Shiman, calling it an attempt to muzzle dissent. The charges relate to a May protest in Malé demanding justice for 21-year-old Hawwa Yumnu Rasheed, who was seriously injured after falling from a ninth floor.
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Strongly condemn the decision to press criminal charges on @MahzoomMajidh and @dh0nkeyo. It is preposterous at best that these youngsters are unjustly thrown into the criminal justice system simply for exercising their freedom of expressio…
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Shiman faces a basic sentence of four months and 24 days, and up to one year in prison if convicted.
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a protest held in May demanding justice for 21-year-old Yumnu, who was seriously injured after falling from the ninth floor of a residential building in Malé.
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Protests erupted in the capital Malé after law enforcement authorities appeared to have made conflicting statements about the circumstances surrounding Yumnu’s fall
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