Protestors arrested in Friday’s rally fined, released from custody

The protesters arrested from the rally held by the opposition PPM-PNC coalition in Male’ City on Friday have been released from police custody.

The police arrested 39 protesters from the rally on Friday.

They were released from police custody after they were penalized for violating Health Protection Agency (HPA) guidelines with an MVR 1,000 fine.

The police said they had asked those arrested to provide samples to test for COVID-19 as the rally had been held in violation of HPA’s guidelines and because they had contact with many police officers.

However, none of them agreed to get tested for COVID-19.

The PPM-PNC coalition alleges the protesters sustained injuries during their arrest.