Travel bans slapped on MPs Saud, Ameeth
MP Ameeth arrested on Thursday
MP Ameeth shortly before his arrest | Twitter
Travel bans have been issued on Maduvvari Constituency MP Mohamed Ameeth and Vilingili Constituency MP Ahmed Saud.
MP Ameeth was arrested on Thursday night, while MP Saud was arrested on Friday.
RaajjeMV understands that their passports have been seized as well. However, RaajjeMV is unable to verify this, as Immigration Controller had not answered the calls.
Following his arrest, the MP was transferred to Dhoonidhoo.
In a tweet sent out right before he was taken into custody, Ameeth tweeted that he will remain steadfast in their work, and that he will not back down and that he will come back 'stronger'.
According to his arrest warrant, Ameeth along with some other individuals who are no longer members of the parliament, had forcefully entered the parliament premises on July 24, breaking police ranks.
On July 24, a number of opposition lawmakers, including Ameeth, had attempted to enter the parliament building, which had been locked up by the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF). Officers from the Maldives Police Service (MPS) arrived there, and proceeded to remove the lawmakers, carrying them one by one, from the parliament grounds.
Claiming that thy were no longer members of the parliament, MPs Ameeth and Waheed were taken into police custody, and released later. However, MP Waheed was arrested later that night, and has been issued a 15-day remand.
