Motion alleging abuse of MDP rally detainees thrown out

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An emergency motion submitted by the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) alleging the torture of protestors detained from its anti-government rally in the Maldivian capital on October 3 was thrown out of Parliament on Monday, with Speaker Abdul Raheem Abdulla deciding the allegations were unfounded. The main opposition MDP’s ‘Lootuvaifi’ anti-corruption rally kicked off with hundreds of protestors at 09:00