Man arrested for raising Islamic State flag
Superintendent Ahmed Shifan told Maldives Independent that the suspect was arrested earlier this week and the criminal court has since remanded him to police custody for seven days.
11 May 2017, 9:00 AM
A Maldivian man has been arrested for hoisting the black flag of the extremist militant group Islamic State near the skating ground of the artificial beach in Malé.
Superintendent Ahmed Shifan told Maldives Independent that the suspect was arrested earlier this week and the criminal court has since remanded him to police custody for seven days.
The police spokesman declined to provide further details citing possible obstruction of the ongoing investigation.
The police have taken the flag down, Shifan said. He also declined to comment on whether IS has sympathisers or recruiters in the Maldives.
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