Prison officer's remand unlawful in contraband smuggling case, rules High Court

The High Court released one of the 18 prison officers detained for being allegedly involved in smuggling contraband into Maafushi Prison.

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[File] Maafushi Prison -- Photo: Mihaaru

Ameera Osmanagic

2024-10-02 20:21:39

The High Court of Maldives has ruled that one of the Maldives Correctional Services' officers arrested for allegedly smuggling drugs and other contrabands including mobile phones into Maafushi Prison was wrongly detained pending trial.

A total of 18 individuals were arrested in the case last June, in a special operation carried out at the prison by Maldives Police Service.

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