Police Commissioner appeals demotion of officers in brutality case

Commissioner of Police Mohamed Hameed appealed the decision of the Police Disciplinary Board to demote seven officers of the Drug Enforcement Department (DED), over brutalising an expatriate suspect under their custody.

The officers were suspended for manhandling a suspect arrested over illicit substances in an anti-drug operation last July. The raid was conducted at Ujaalage house, in Maafannu ward of capital Male' City.