Police ask High Court for nine MoniCon orders
11 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM
Police have asked the High Court for monitoring and control orders for nine people seen as a “danger to society or suspected to attempt an act that is not in line with expected social behaviour”.
The court granted the first MoniCon orders in March 2016, under former Home Minister Umar Naseer’s administration.
The orders, issued under the controversial 2015 Anti-Terrorism Act, are resuming after an 18-month hiatus in response to the surge in violent crime. MoniCon orders allow police to electronically tag, conduct surveillance, and intercept communication of people suspected of committing criminal activities.
Police spokesman Ahmed Shifan confirmed the request to the Maldives Independent and the reason behind it, but declined to comment if all nine had a criminal record or reveal their identities.
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