Maafushi Prison – a hub of business and brutality
A smuggled Nokia can cost an arm and a leg, plus ‘tax’.
28 Jun 2019, 9:00 AM
Hassan Mohamed
Maafushi Prison guards are running a sophisticated smuggling network involving drugs, mobile phones and other illicit goods, according to lawmaker Mickail Naseem.
Naseem told the Maldives Independent on Thursday that he had spoken with inmates, guards and others connected with the prison who had corroborated the allegations.
“You can bring anything you want into your cell from drugs to mobile phones. Not all the guards are involved in this, but many guards are part of this corrupt network,” he said.
A run-of-the-mill US$12 mobile phone without internet connection can cost as much as $647, Naseem said, while drugs and smartphones sell at a premium.
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