Jumhooree Party (JP)'s secretary general Ahmed Sameer was arrested from an opposition demonstration on Wednesday night.
RaajjeTV's on-the-scene reporter Mohamed Wisam said that officers had cuffed Sameer's hands behind his back as he was escorted to the police vehicle.
Sameer was arrested while he was giving a live interview to RaajjeTV.
Watch the moment JP SG was arrested by the #Maldives police. He was just giving an interview to @Raajje_tv https://t.co/5TTyWn8huu
— RaajjeTV (@Raajje_tv) August 16, 2017
In the final interview before his arrest Sameer called on authorities to give space for peaceful political demonstrations and stop its various unlawful activities.
He also noted that police should allow the people to raise their voices, in order to make the government responsible for their actions.
While Sameer was arrested on Wednesday night, JP's leader and Maamigilli constituency MP, Qasim Ibrahim has been charged with bribery. A travel ban has also been imposed on Qasim, and he has been unable to travel abroad for medical treatment.
