Court releases ex-Special Ops policemen
The eight ex-policemen were arrested during February’s state of emergency.
05 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
The criminal court has released eight former Specialist Operations police officers who were arrested during February’s state of emergency on charges of conspiring to topple the government.
The eight men were detained until the conclusion of trial but prosecutors reportedly told the court there was no longer any reason to hold them in custody.
SO commander Saif Hussain and station inspector Faiz Mohamed were released Wednesday. Sergeant Ahmed Asim, sergeant Ali Rishwan, sergeant Abdulla Riyaz, corporal Ali Naseer, corporal Hassan Naseer, and corporal Mohamed Shamin were released after hearings on Thursday.
The court previously transferred them from the high-security Maafushi prison to house arrest. They were dismissed from the Maldives Police Service while in custody.
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