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As the Youth Ship nears the end of its journey on the 11th of this month, there have so far been no incidents of sexual misconduct onboard, Deputy Director of Ministry of Youth and Sports Mohamed Fazeel has said.
The Youth Ship is on a round trip of the Maldives carrying 50 passengers comprising a male and female participant from each atoll and 8 officials. The participants are aged 18 to 25 years.
According to Fazeel, rumors of misconduct on the ship are baseless and malicious. There are strict regulations to prevent undesirable behavior, he said.
“The regulations are very strict. Anyone violating them will be evicted. The alleged homosexual acts are impossible on the trip. And since there are equal numbers of male and female participants the chances of homosexuality are narrow,” said...
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