North-Henveiru MP Abdulla Shahid and North-Hithahdhoo MP Mohamed Aslam have received a court summons.
Shahid and Aslam, former President Nasheed's campaign manager, received the summons on Sunday for entering the parliament building during a lockdown on 24 July 2017.
They are to be summoned at 10am on Tuesday.
Received a Criminal Court summons for 10 am 15 May. 12 Opposition MPs scheduled to appear in court for "entering the Parliament" on 24 July 2017. pic.twitter.com/7hy9ia8Eot
— Abdulla Shahid (@abdulla_shahid) May 13, 2018
Aslam on Twitter said that he is ready to go to court and even jail but that it will not stop former President Nasheed's campaign.
Overall, 12 MPs are accused of breaking police ranks to get inside the parlaiment. The MPs have said that the police service do not have authority to stop them from entering the parliament building. After their entrance, police and military officers forcefully booted them off the building. Police have since taken statements from all the MPs.
