Opposition aligned RaajjeTV's journalist Hussain Hassan who was arrested while covering the Friday's protest was transported to ADK hospital as his condition worsened.
The reporter was transported to police department immediately after apprehending him on-site the protest led by opposition. However police had driven him to hospital as his health condition worsened while he was at the station.
It is unclear on the exact nature of Hassan's injuries or how he was injured amid the protests.
His advocate Moosa Siraj had confirmed the reporter's health was not stable.
Another reporter from RaajjeTV, Leevaan Naseer was arrested along with Hassan while they were at the intersection of main-road (Majeedhee Magu) and Chaandhanee Magu, where protesters had gathered later on Friday night.
Some of the local reporters from various media outlets received injuries when officers of Maldives Police Service attempted to push back the protesters and break off the mob. A few reporters were attacked with pepper-spray while injured reporters were rushed into hospital for treatment.
The multi-party opposition movement had its supporters come down the streets of capital city Male' and various other islands across the country, to express their support for the opposition.
Police had immediately moved in to intervene as per their prior warnings days before the actual event took place.
Officers had diverted the mob while making arrests of several protesters and opposition activists present on-site.
Similarly many of the islands in various atolls witnessed opposition aligned protesters coming to the streets, which were dealt with in same fashion by authorities - however it had not become intense in any of the islands unlike the capital where a significantly larger crowd had gathered.
The political tension broke-out following the government's head-strong refusal to implement Maldives Supreme Court order to release nine political dissidents which had included the former president Mohamed Nasheed as well as the heavily sentenced former vice president Ahmed Adeeb.
After serious deliberation within president Abdulla Yameen's administration, the head of state attempted to convince top-court judges bench to amend their ruling. Although the top-court had annulled the anti-defection law alongside their release order on nine political prisoners, president Yameen had focused on reverting the release order.
However, following the top-court's direct refusal to acknowledge president's requests to amend the order, a state of emergency was declared through the minister of legal affairs on February 5 - stretching to 15-days.
Immediately after the emergency was declared, state dispatched military to siege top-court premises as well as apprehend Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed and top-court judge Ali Hameed.
Both Saeed and Hameed are currently under arrest with state pressing charges of attempting to overthrow the government and accepting bribe on them.
