Doctor arrested for sexually harassing a boy

A 32-year old foreign doctor has been arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a 14-year old boy from Maakurathu in Raa Atoll. According to the police, the island's resident doctor was taken in to police custody on Thursday. The court has since added 15 more days to his detention period, revealed a police spokesperson. On the 13th of March, a 45-year old man was arrested for sexually harassing a 15-year old who he had brought to Male', after promising her better educational opportunities from the capital. The man was arrested from Lhos in Noonu Atoll where he was at, with the girl. Via Havee...

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Man arrested for abusing 1-year-old daughter

Police on Wednesday arrested a man in Vilimale for allegedly sexually abusing a one-year old baby and his two step children. Police said that the man arrested is of 45 years in age. According to police, the man was arrested at 11pm late in the evening for allegedly sexually abusing his one-year-old baby daughter and his two step children; an 11 and a 12-year-old.  The Criminal Court had extended the man's detainment for 10 days. Police said that the case is now being investigated by Child Abuse Investigation Unit at Family and Child Protection Department. via Havee...

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President announces clemency plan for all prisoners except “extremely serious offenders”

President Abdulla Yameen has announced that he will grant clemency to all prisoners except those convicted for extremely serious crimes, including murder and terrorism. “On the first of April, I will grant the highest form of clemency possible to all prisoners convicted for crimes other than the most serious ones,” Yameen stated on Wednesday night, speaking at a political rally held in Fuvahmulah. Yameen stated that his administration wishes to re-introduce youth prisoners into society under a rehabilitation program. The government has therefore decided to grant clemency to all non-serious offenders who are currently in prison, he added. The...

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Driver arrested for sexual assault released

The taxi driver arrested in capital Male on Saturday for allegedly attempting to sexually assault a 21-year-old female passenger has been released on Sunday. Ali Rasheed, from Haa Alif atoll Muraidhoo, tried to sexually assault the woman hailed down on her way from Social Centre in Maafannu to her home around 7.30 in the evening. A police spokesperson said that the 56-year-old man was released because the police did not see fit to investigate the case by detaining him. However, the official assures that the investigation is ongoing. Upon release, the taxi driver had come straight to Haveeru and had denied the accusations. Rasheed...

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