Police are further assessing the Usfasgandu case following the refusal by the Criminal Court to issue an order to dismantle the camp set up by opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) in the area. The Court yesterday stated that the case did not fit in with the court’s jurisdiction thus it cannot issue an order to dismantle the camp.
A Police media official said that the Police will further investigate the case and take action from within legal contours and that they have not requested for a court order to dismantle the MDP camp at the Usfasgandu area from any other court.
“Discussions will be held after the investigation concludes and then action will be taken,†the official said.
The Police had previously stated that it is known that the cabinet had decided to transfer public property within the local councils’ jurisdiction to the Housing Ministry and that the Police had sought a court order to vacate the Usfasgandu area due to Male City Council disobeying the cabinet’s decision after continuous requests were made at the council to correct its mistake.
The Housing Ministry claims that the Usfasgandu area had been leased to MDP in violation of the terms assigned to the council and that leasing public property for political activities for a extended periods of time would raise conflict and that the Ministry had repeatedly requested for the council to take action regarding the matter.
However the Council counters that it had not leased the Usfasgandu area in violation of any regulation and that the area had been leased to MDP under the same policy applied to other political parties under a temporary permit.
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