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April 22, 2013

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

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.

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