Aishath Aniya was arrested on Thursday morning in connection with an article she wrote criticising the wearing of the veil. She was apprehended by police at around 9:40am outside the offices of Minivan Daily newspaper as she parked her motorcycle. Aniya was Religious scholars at the Supreme Council told her that the article, which objected to the concept that a veil must be worn because men cannot control their temptations, was “against Islam,” and “against Islamic principles.”
Police had come to AniyaÂ’s family home on six separate occasions on Tuesday and Wednesday asking to see her, but she was not there. Officers insisted on seeing her bedroom and took her phone number from her family.
After her article was published in Minivan Daily on March 20, Aniya was told to “repent or resign” from her post as Deputy Secretary General for the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), and chose to resign. She went into hiding for her own safety, and has been keeping a low profile since the incident.
Since this article is from the Maldives, I wasn't sure if the "India-Pakistan" category would be the most appropriate or not.
| Most appropriate area for it. |