Criminal Court has ordered house arrest for the four people arrested in connection with the attack on Maradhoo MP Ibrahim Shareef.

In a tweet, the police said the four men were arrested following a court order, including a 27-year-old Maldivian man and three 24-year-old Maldivian men. The first three arrested were remanded in Police custody for 60 days by a local Court on Monday.

MP Shareef was attacked on Saturday while he was in Manhattan during the second round of voting, leaving him with a black eye and visible injuries on his nose.

In addition to MP Shareef, Feydhoo MP Mohamed Nihad was also attacked by a mob on the same day. No arrests have been made yet.