Six people were arrested by the Police during a disturbance that occurred in Haa Alifu atoll Dhidhdhoo when some people tried to take apart the Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) “jagaha” (camp) near the island’s harbor area and were confronted by the group manning the camp.
A Police Media Official said that six people were taken into Police custody in Dhidhdhoo “in order to keep the peace” during a confrontation between the two groups. The Official said that all six were released after being cautioned.
The leader of the DRP camp, Mohamed Naseer Nasru, said on Monday that the camp had been taken apart by a group of MPD people who said that plots of land were being given out from the harbor area. He said that when those inside the jagaha had refused to leave, they had been arrested by the Police.
Dhidhdhoo Councilor Ahmed Shareef said that no one had been authorized to set a political camp in the harbor area and that the land belonged to the Government. He further said that the area was a commercial zone and plots of land from there were being distributed now. He further said that there were no structures belonging to anyone in the area and stressed that no “incidents” had occurred in the area either.
According to Naseer, they had set up the DRP camp in the area without asking for permission because many such places had already been constructed near the harbor area of the island.
“If our camp was taken apart then they would have to destroy the other such structures in the area too, that’s all I’m saying,” he said. “There is no justification for this; it’s just plain unfair. We asked them not to take the place apart as we are willing to pay the rent for it.”
He said that many DRP and MDP supporters had gathered in the area when the camp was being destroyed.
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