In UAE, where laws pertaining to carrying protest marches without prior permission are strict, at least five Indians were arrested for protesting in support of Anna Hazare, on Saturday August 20 evening.
It has been reported that on Monday August 22 three more Indians were arrested for the Saturday protest.
A group of around 150 people gathered at Al Mamzar beach, brought together through a campaign on Facebook. While the group was marching with slogans, banners and Indian flags in support of Anna Hazare, Dubai police reached the spot and asked only the leaders who initiated the march to stay and the rest of the people to leave the place.
It is learnt from reliable source that a case has been booked against the leaders for illegally organising the march through Facebook without obtaining permission.
The Indian Consulate official said that the consulate was not informed of the walk. “The Indian community has to be very cautious about the fact that they are in a foreign land and they must respect the laws of the country. I would be happy to forward any memorandum or written petition to the higher offices in India if I am approached by any group. That is a clear way of doing it,”
Last week at least 25 people travelled to New Delhi to show their solidarity with Anna Hazare, and to participate in the fast.
One of the participants told a newspaper, "We felt strongly about what is happening at home. As we can’t go to India, we wanted to show our support without disrupting peace."
In April, when Anna Hazare went on his first hunger strike in India’s capital, a group of more than 150 Indian men, women and children reportedly held a candlelight vigil at Dubai’s Jumeirah Open Beach for two hours. But no arrests were made.
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