Police deny arrest of senior officers
Police have dismissed rumours on social media about the arrest of Commissioner Abdulla Nawaz and other high-ranking officers.
11 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM
Police have dismissed rumours on social media about the arrest of Commissioner Abdulla Nawaz and other high-ranking officers.
Amid an alleged purge of the security forces, local media reported Saturday that police have seized mobile phones from the bodyguards of jailed opposition MP Abdulla Riyaz and Vice President Abdulla Jihad.
Riyaz’s private security Mohamed Niyaz, a former policeman, was shown a court warrant for the seizure around 3:00 pm. MP Riyaz, a former police chief, has been in custody since his arrest from the opposition ‘Occupy Majeedhee Magu’ protest on March 2.
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