High Court orders immediate release of former warden arrested over inmate torture investigation
22 May 2011, 6:00 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
The High Court has today ordered the immediate release of former head prison warden ‘Isthafa’ Ibrahim Mohamed Manik, citing that his arrest was unlawful and he was currently not in a position to eliminate evidence as claimed by police.
Isthafa was arrested in Male’ in connection with the investigation of photographs allegedly obtained from the Department of Penitentiary and Rehabilitation Services (DPRS) and leaked to the media, appearing to show inmates being tortured in custody. Police obtained permission to extend his detention to 15 days from Maafushi Court on Friday.
The photos released so far include images of men tied to coconut palms, caged, and bloodied. One of the photos, of a prisoner lying on a blood-soaked mattress, has a 2001 date stamp.
The High Court ruled that Isthafa was required to be summoned to the Criminal Court because he was arrested in Male’.
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