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Man sentenced to one year in jail for carrying a knife “without a valid reason”

23 Apr 2013, 4:50 PM

Minivan News

A man has been sentenced to one year in prison for carrying a knife on the street, reports local media.

Fahud Moahmed was found guilty of “carrying a sharp object in a public place without valid reason”, following witness testimony that he was seen with the knife on a thoroughfare in Male’.

Moahmed could not provide the court with a reason why he was carrying the knife.