Eight arrested for eating during daylight hours
23 Jun 2015, 4:30 PM
Minivan News
Eight people have been arrested on suspicion of eating during daylight hours in the first five days of Ramadan.
Four were arrested from Thaa Atoll Dhiyamigili today, while another four were arrested in Malé this week. The police say they have received seven complaints over eating during daylight hours.
A court in Thaa Atoll Veymandhoo has detained the four men for three days. Three of the four arrested were arrested previously for drug abuse, the police said.
The criminal court in Malé on Friday extended the remand detention of three men arrested in Malé to seven days and one suspect to five days.
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