Arrest of alleged rapist demanded amid cover-up accusations
The 18-year old said she was raped in the capital on Wednesday night and was offered hush money by her attacker, who claimed nothing would happen to him even if she reported it to the police because of his political connections.
06 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
The alleged rape of a teenager by a senior lawmaker’s relative must be investigated by police, MPs said Saturday, as Twitter users accused the ruling party of a cover-up.
The 18-year old told the Maldives Independent she was raped in the capital on Wednesday night and was offered hush money by her attacker, who claimed nothing would happen to him even if she reported it to the police because of his political connections.
She said he was related to a high-ranking ruling party politician. Police Friday confirmed they were investigating a rape but could not give further details.
“Can you verify whether one of your colleagues may be hushing up a rape allegation?” someone tweeted at PPM parliamentary group leader Ahmed Nihan.
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