Religious scholar Sheikh Fazloon Mohamed has been summoned to the police station once again.
Sheikh Fazloon was asked to present himself to the police station at 1 pm. According to the police, he was being summoned to the police to be questioned over the Yoga Day unrest at the National Stadium on June 21.
On June 21, a group stormed the National Stadium while an event to mark International Yoga Day was ongoing. The event was held despite religious scholars advising against it, as yoga is considered impermissible in Islam under several fatwas. Twenty-one people, including two religious scholars, were arrested. The scholars were taken into custody despite video footage from the event showing the scholars advising protestors to maintain peace.
Fazloon was arrested on June 22 on suspicion that he had organized the unrest and was in police custody until July 22. AVAS has learned that he was not questioned in any way during his time in custody. On July 21, the Criminal Court released Fazloon after police requested him to be remanded in custody pending the trial of the case.
Fazloon was released on conditions that he notifies the court if he traveled outside Male' or abroad. He was asked to inform the court of his residential address and any changes to his address. The court also ordered him to cooperate with the police investigation.
Although Sheikh Fazloon has been released, Sheikh Nishan still remains in custody. The court most recently extended his remand by 16 days.
