Description : Male protests in support of former President Nasheed...Protests erupted in Male the Maldivian capital as former Former President Mohamed Nasheed attended police headquarters this afternoon (2 Aug, 2012) in response to a summons issued by the Maldives Police Service. ..Nasheed’s Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) in a statement on July 31, accused President Mohamed Waheed’s administration of “demonstrating a clear pattern of abuse of power and tactics aimed at removing President Nasheed from the upcoming Presidential race.”..While the MDP had expressed “extreme concern” for Nasheed’s “personal safety”, citing previous “assaults” reports say Nasheed left police headquarters around 5:40 pm, joining more than a thousand cheering supporters.