The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) said that a strike will be launched on May 22 from 8 a.m. till 12 noon against arresting the eight IUSF protestors.
Yesterday, eight undergraduates including a Buddhist Monk who behaved unlawfully at the IUSF protest in Town Hall, were arrested by Police.
The demonstration was staged defying the court ruling issued on May 16, banning the protest.
Tear gas and water cannons to were used to disperse the protesters who blocked roads and caused traffic jams, inconveniencing the public yesterday.
The IUSF protested mainly against legalizing SAITM in Malabe.