Two anti-Israel protestors have been released from police custody on the condition that they do not stage protests outside embassies in Male'.
Dr. Shazra Ibrahim, 36 and Aishath Shadiya, 47 were arrested with a court order for repeatedly protesting near diplomatic missions in violation of the Freedom of Peaceful Assembly Act, acting in a manner that disturbs an ambassador and obstructing police duty.
They were first remanded in custody for three days and later for five days. At today's remand hearing at the Criminal Court, police filed a paper to remand them in custody for a further 15 days.
However, during the hearing, police requested the court to grant them a conditional release.
The pair, arrested on August 28, were freed today after spending nine days in custody.
Meanwhile, the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) and Adhaalath Party (AP) have condemned the police and called for their release.
The two women were staging daily protests outside the UK embassy, German embassy, UN office and the residences of the British and Saudi ambassadors against the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza.
Police did not name the ambassador they had allegedly harassed or the diplomatic missions that had been disturbed because of their protest.
