A group of people hijacked the Haa Alifu Atoll Thakandhu island office on Monday after were unable to cut down a jackfruit tree on the land where they planned to build a pre-school.
Island Chief of Thakandhu said that he could not give information as ”the person who gives information is not here.”
However a person familiar with the matter told Minivan News that the hijackers was a group who were trying to establish a pre-school on the island.
He said the group was angry because “they were asking for a court warrant to cut the tree, but the tree belongs to a man on Thakandhu.”
He said the island court ruled to that the tree could be felled after payment of RF2000 to the owner.
”But the owner wants Rf 8000,” the source explained, “and he went to appeal it in the High Court.”
”So they have to wait until the High Court rules they can build the preschool, and that’s why they are protesting.”
He said the group entered the island office the day before yesterday and blocked the island chief and staff from entering.
”The staffs working in the office were not able to do their work,” the source said, adding that “yesterday also they gathered near the island office with microphones and loudspeakers.”
He said the police came and dispersed the crowd yesterday, although nobody was arrested.
Police Sergeant Abdul Muhusin said the crowed was dispersed at 7:00pm yesterday.
Muhusin said that the people were gathered near the island office when police arrived the island at 3 pm.
State minister for home Ahmed Adil said he had no information about the case.
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