Mohamed Nasheed, former President and leader of the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has said that the prisoners arrested at the massive May Day protest in 2015 are being held in confinement and charged under biased allegations.

In a tweet regarding the detainees of May Day 2015, former President Nasheed wrote that the trial conducted in their case was biased. He called on the immediate release of the detainees of the biggest rally the country has seen in recent history, saying that they are being held behind bars for charges raised on forged evidence.

Detainees who were charged and are doing time in jail include Adhaalath Party (AP) leader Imran Abdulla, Moosa Sharmeel, Nasira Ali, Laushan Ahmed Zahir, Ahmed Ibrahim, Ibrahim Ibaad and Ibrahim Labaan Shareef.

Abdulla Rasheed, who was also a detainee of the mass rally had passed away while he was doing time. He had succumbed to illness while being treated at Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH), following which, Nasheed had tweeted his condolensces on Tuesday afternoon.