MP Mauroof detained from fishermen’s protest

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Kendhoo MP Mauroof Zakir was taken into police custody on Thursday, as the police storm the fishing boats involved in a protest off the Maldivian capital that is now in its second day. The protest, organized by the Bodu Kanneli Masveringe Union (BKMU) - a trade union of yellowfin tuna fishermen – began at 09:00 am Wednesday from the Hulhumale’ jetty,