Police arrested two opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) activists on allegations of planning acts of arson on Friday night.
Shiyan Shafeeq ‘Shiyalhey’ and ‘Maalimee’ Ibrahim Ahmed were arrested on Friday night (March 13) during an MDP protest ahead of former President Mohamed Nasheed’s conviction on terrorism charges.
Nasheed was found guilty of ordering the arrest of Criminal Court Chief Judge Abdulla Mohamed in January 2012 and sentenced to 13 years in prison.
According to local media, the Criminal Court on Saturday extended the pair’s remand detention to ten days.
Police arrested 13 other protesters on Friday night, all of whom have since been released from custody.
Shiyalhey was also arrested in 2012 on allegations of disrupting public order, attacking security services personnel, and causing disturbances during anti-government demonstrations.
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Really?! Are these the only troublemakers you - ahem, currently choose to arrest? To set an example, hmmm? How long do you think you can keep applying brute force before people adapt themselves to it? Either to send it right back at you - or better still, lose their fear of that "example" you keep constantly setting? Has that thought even occurred to your (perhaps tiny) brains? Actions have consequences. Not always the consequences one would anticipate. Especially those who just don't think ahead, who don't act with wisdom.