7 officers suspended as police brutality probe underway
In a social media video, four plain-clothes policemen look to be beating up an unresisting man.
09 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM
Seven policemen have been suspended as the police launch a criminal investigation into an apparent assault committed by drug enforcement officers while arresting a suspect.
An amateur video showing four policemen beating up a man for nearly two minutes went viral on Friday night. The four policemen are seen punching and kicking the victim, who falls down only to be picked up and held against a wall so the beating can continue. One of the police officers is seen using a brick to commit the assault.
In a statement issued on Monday, the police said the attack took place during a drug-related search and seizure raid in the Maafannu quarter of Malé. Police confiscated 461 grams of substances believed to be drugs and arrested a 36-year-old Bangladeshi from the house. A 28-year-old Maldivian man, who tried to flee from the scene, was also arrested.
According to local media, the officers severely assaulted the Bangladeshi man.
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