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Police on Thursday said that they had arrested two people who had been sexually abusing a large number of young boys.
The two men are Moosa Ismail, 40, and Ahmed Ibrahim, 33 and Police said that the two had been arrested in two separate cases. Last month Police had captured another pedophile, Hussain Fazeel, 38, who had had sexual relationships with a large number of young boys and had kept an extensive digital video and photo collection of his activities.
Speaking at a news conference held at the Police Headquarters last Thursday, the In-Charge of the Serious and Organized Crimes Unit, Inspector Hassan Habeeb said that they had been led to Moosa Ismail while investigating Hussain Fazeel’s case. He said that Moosa Ismail, who runs a ‘gaadiya’ (cart) business on Boduthakurufaanu Magu, had enticed young boys to him by giving them money, mobile phones and other kinds of gifts. In addition, Moosa would even take them to hotels for meals and built a close relationship with them, Police said.
Habeeb also said that in addition to the two pedophiles, Moosa and Fazeel, Police had also taken into custody six other men who were over 18 years old for questioning. He said that they were getting a lot of information about other pedophiles from the kids who were arrested for having homosexual relationships.
Some of Moosa’s victims had also been sexually abused by Fazeel, Habeeb said, but admitted that there didn’t seem to be any direct connection between Fazeel and Moosa. Police said that Moosa, who is a married man, had preyed on school children too.
Habeeb further said that so far they had detained 13 people in connection to the two homosexuality cases. Two kids, under 14 years of age, had been questioned before being released, he said.
“We are currently looking for 20 other people believed to be connected to these cases,” Habeeb said.
Police said that the Health Ministry’s Gender and Family Protection Services were taking care of the children who had been taken into Police custody in connection to the cases.
In addition, the Head of the Police’s Child and Family Protection Unit, Sub Inspector Mirufath Faiz said that when Ahmed Ibrahim, from Lhaviyani atoll Naifaru, had been arrested at his house the two boys that were living with him had been there. Mirufath further said that Police records showed that Ahmed Ibrahim had been arrested on several occasions for having homosexual relationships.
Ahmed had been arrested in 2002 on charges of having sexual relationships with a 17-year-old boy. He was arrested again in 2004 for having sex with a 13-year-old boy. When he was arrested again on similar charges in 2007, he was already serving a three-year banishment sentence given in April 2006 for having sex with a 13-year-old boy. Mirufath said that the Department of Penitentiary and Rehabilitation (DPRS) had notified them that Ahmed Ibrahim had fled to Malé to escape the banishment sentence and had been in hiding since then. He further said that Ahmed Ibrahim had been keeping the two kids, one 14 years old and the other 17, after lying to their parents that they were working for him. The two children had suffered extensive injuries due to the sexual abuse and were now undergoing treatment, Mirufath said.
“He had brought the 14-year-old to Malé and told his parents that he was working for a German couple,” Mirufath said. “He promised the parents they would get $15 a day. The 17-year-old had been looking for a job when Ahmed brought him over promising to give $600 per month. He also said that the boy would have to go on safaris and fishing trips with tourists.”
Mirufath said that the 17-year-old had tried to escape from Ahmed several times but that Ahmed had blackmailed the boy by saying that he was “pregnant with the boy’s child”.
“Our investigation has revealed that the boy’s parents are now divorced,” Mirufath said. “Ahmed had used that to confuse the boy further by saying that the boy would face great suffering because of the divorce.”
Police have now handed over the two boys to their parents.
Police are now investigating the possibility that there was another child involved in the case.
The two men are Moosa Ismail, 40, and Ahmed Ibrahim, 33 and Police said that the two had been arrested in two separate cases. Last month Police had captured another pedophile, Hussain Fazeel, 38, who had had sexual relationships with a large number of young boys and had kept an extensive digital video and photo collection of his activities.
Speaking at a news conference held at the Police Headquarters last Thursday, the In-Charge of the Serious and Organized Crimes Unit, Inspector Hassan Habeeb said that they had been led to Moosa Ismail while investigating Hussain Fazeel’s case. He said that Moosa Ismail, who runs a ‘gaadiya’ (cart) business on Boduthakurufaanu Magu, had enticed young boys to him by giving them money, mobile phones and other kinds of gifts. In addition, Moosa would even take them to hotels for meals and built a close relationship with them, Police said.
Habeeb also said that in addition to the two pedophiles, Moosa and Fazeel, Police had also taken into custody six other men who were over 18 years old for questioning. He said that they were getting a lot of information about other pedophiles from the kids who were arrested for having homosexual relationships.
Some of Moosa’s victims had also been sexually abused by Fazeel, Habeeb said, but admitted that there didn’t seem to be any direct connection between Fazeel and Moosa. Police said that Moosa, who is a married man, had preyed on school children too.
Habeeb further said that so far they had detained 13 people in connection to the two homosexuality cases. Two kids, under 14 years of age, had been questioned before being released, he said.
“We are currently looking for 20 other people believed to be connected to these cases,” Habeeb said.
Police said that the Health Ministry’s Gender and Family Protection Services were taking care of the children who had been taken into Police custody in connection to the cases.
In addition, the Head of the Police’s Child and Family Protection Unit, Sub Inspector Mirufath Faiz said that when Ahmed Ibrahim, from Lhaviyani atoll Naifaru, had been arrested at his house the two boys that were living with him had been there. Mirufath further said that Police records showed that Ahmed Ibrahim had been arrested on several occasions for having homosexual relationships.
Ahmed had been arrested in 2002 on charges of having sexual relationships with a 17-year-old boy. He was arrested again in 2004 for having sex with a 13-year-old boy. When he was arrested again on similar charges in 2007, he was already serving a three-year banishment sentence given in April 2006 for having sex with a 13-year-old boy. Mirufath said that the Department of Penitentiary and Rehabilitation (DPRS) had notified them that Ahmed Ibrahim had fled to Malé to escape the banishment sentence and had been in hiding since then. He further said that Ahmed Ibrahim had been keeping the two kids, one 14 years old and the other 17, after lying to their parents that they were working for him. The two children had suffered extensive injuries due to the sexual abuse and were now undergoing treatment, Mirufath said.
“He had brought the 14-year-old to Malé and told his parents that he was working for a German couple,” Mirufath said. “He promised the parents they would get $15 a day. The 17-year-old had been looking for a job when Ahmed brought him over promising to give $600 per month. He also said that the boy would have to go on safaris and fishing trips with tourists.”
Mirufath said that the 17-year-old had tried to escape from Ahmed several times but that Ahmed had blackmailed the boy by saying that he was “pregnant with the boy’s child”.
“Our investigation has revealed that the boy’s parents are now divorced,” Mirufath said. “Ahmed had used that to confuse the boy further by saying that the boy would face great suffering because of the divorce.”
Police have now handed over the two boys to their parents.
Police are now investigating the possibility that there was another child involved in the case.
Via Haveeru
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