Former President Mohamed Nasheed has called on authorities to release Ibrahim Labaan Shareef, a prominent footballer and Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) activist.
Nasheed made this appeal through a post on his Twitter account on Tuesday, claiming that Labaan is being kept in incarceration unjustly.
Young Maldivian goalkeeper Labaan remains unjustly detained for taking part in the 2015 May Day protests against the Government. This year will mark 3 years. He must be released now. pic.twitter.com/o3g03AMu7S
— Mohamed Nasheed (@MohamedNasheed) April 24, 2018
22-year-old Labaan, who was a goalkeeper for a local club when he was arrested, is being charged with assaulting an officer of the police.
Nasheed had also called on authority to free 21-year-old photographer Umar Gahir as well, who was arrested at the ‘May Day’ protests in 2015 as well.
Umar Gahir, a photography student from Gadhdhoo was 18 years old when he was arrested from the May day rally in 2015. He must be immediately released. pic.twitter.com/s9gJgnoJN8
— Mohamed Nasheed (@MohamedNasheed) April 24, 2018
