The seven individuals arrested from Thursday night’s joint opposition rally in Male’ City have all been released.

They were released on Friday evening, after being summoned to Criminal Court for remand hearings.

Male’ City Council’s Central Maafannu Constituency Member Azra Moosa, Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) National Council members Mohamed Nihad, Zifleen Hassan, Hassan Ahmed and Ali Sham and two others were released this evening.

The opposition is preparing to launch another rally in the capital Male’ for Friday evening as well. The rally will start from MDP headquarters located on Bodu thakurufaanu magu.