Opposition leader and MDP chairperson Fayyaz Ismail accused the ruling PNC of politicising and corrupting the police and army and of issuing illegal orders to them. His remarks followed an MDP-led protest in Malé on Friday in which police used pepper spray and LRADs to disperse the crowd, with at least 13 people reportedly arrested.
One outlet so far Only Maldives Republic has reported this among the sources we monitor. A gap in what we monitor, not proof that others did not report it.
The PPM/PNC issues illegal orders to the security services and threatens jobs to enforce them. Every time they are in power, the army and police are forced to politically oppress the Maldivian people.
Two years into this government, both institutions have been politicised and corrupted. You are mocking them by showing dictatorship and issuing illegal orders to the army and police.
Two of our officers who were performing public order policing duties were spat at by a protesters) tonight. We are still in the midst of the #COVID19 pandemic and have had the highest number of local infections today. Strongly condemn this…
These events highlight the rapid erosion of democracy in the Maldives
Nothing to compare yet. If another monitored source reports it, its headline appears beside this one.
The MDP said at least 13 people were arrested, including two former lawmakers and the sitting president of Maafushi Council, and alleged that detainees were denied access to legal counsel.
Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report
