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A Maldivian fishing crew including five men and a minor have been arrested on charges of sodomy.
According to a police media official, the men were arrested on Saturday following reports that they were committing acts of sexual misconduct on the boat.
“We summoned the boat to dock at Villingilli in Gaaf Alif Atoll on Saturday while they were out fishing. They were all arrested upon their return and are now kept under Villigilli police station custody,” the official said.
As the investigation is ongoing, the official declined to reveal the identity of the crew and where the boat is from. “All we can confirm is that they are all Maldivian and one is a minor,” the official added.
According to a report on Raajje TV, the captain of the yellow fin tuna fishing dhoni filmed the five crew members in the act and reported it to police.
Under the 1968 penal code, homosexuality is punishable by either a fine, up to ten years in jail, banishment for 9-12 months or 10-30 lashes.
In 2009 a group of seven men, including an imam, were arrested on Maalhos in Alif Alif Atoll Maalhos after photos and videos emerged of the seven engaged in homosexual activity.
Besides the imam, the pornographic videos featured a mosque caretaker, a carpenter and another man the islanders claimed was mentally unstable. Three of the suspects were married with children, while another was a second, retired imam.
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Five men were arrested yesterday from Gaaf Alif atoll on allegations of carrying out acts of sodomy on a fishing vessel.
A police media official revealed that the men were arrested when they harboured at Gaaf Alif atoll Villingili after police ordered them to return following a report made by an anonymous source.
An18-year-old boy was also among the five that were arrested, however it is yet unknown to which island the men or vessel belongs to.
“We cannot disclose any details of the case yet. We were informed by a source that a group of men were carrying out sexual acts on a fishing vessel, and we’ve arrested five men from the vessel alleged of carrying out the act. We are investigating the case for further details,” the official said.
The five men are currently under the custody of the Villingili police station.
Five men were arrested yesterday from Gaaf Alif atoll on allegations of carrying out acts of sodomy on a fishing vessel.
A police media official revealed that the men were arrested when they harboured at Gaaf Alif atoll Villingili after police ordered them to return following a report made by an anonymous source.
An18-year-old boy was also among the five that were arrested, however it is yet unknown to which island the men or vessel belongs to.
“We cannot disclose any details of the case yet. We were informed by a source that a group of men were carrying out sexual acts on a fishing vessel, and we’ve arrested five men from the vessel alleged of carrying out the act. We are investigating the case for further details,” the official said.
The five men are currently under the custody of the Villingili police station.
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