The Parliament Committee on Independent Institutions addressed a letter to the Maldives Media Council (MMC), requesting to investigate and fine any news outlets that spread false information on the sexual assault case of a Kenyan woman aboard a safari docked at Hulhumale' lagoon, reported on June 26.
Maldives Police Service arrested had two males aged 39 from the crime scene, but released them shortly after, citing "lack of sufficient grounds to keep them detained for the investigation".