10 Sep 2019, 9:00 AM
Seven police officers accused of beating up an unarmed suspect could be facing criminal prosecution.
The officers were suspended in July after the incident was caught in an amateur video that went viral. Recorded from a high vantage point, the video showed four people beating up an unarmed man for nearly two minutes. Allegations that the assailants were officers of the drug enforcement department were confirmed when police relieved the suspects of duty and placed them under investigation.
The case has now been forwarded to the Prosecutor General’s office for advice, which is the initial stage of consultation between investigators and prosecutors before charges are filed at court, police spokeswoman Izmia Zahir told the Maldives Independent on Sunday night.
The suspension period has expired but the police officers remained on leave and have not been allowed to return to work, she noted.
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