Detained chief justice’s lawyer finds secret recorder during meeting

Hisaan Hussain told the press Wednesday afternoon that officers at the police detention centre on Dhoonidhoo island were unable to provide an explanation when she showed them the red tape recorder.

“We get access to our clients after rigorous security screening,” she said. “We go through metal detectors and can’t take anything except a piece of paper and a police-approved pen. When there are this many security measures in place, how does a tape recorder end up under my chair?”

In a brief statement, police dismissed the allegation as an attempt to tarnish its reputation and “damage the goodwill of police.” But the complaint will be investigated, it added.