Leaked audio implicates acting prisons chief in bribery
A private TV channel has leaked an audio clip of a phone conversation between Deputy Commissioner of Prisons and an unidentified man, discussing the unlawful release of an inmate and the solicitation of a bribe.
24 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
A private TV channel has leaked an audio clip of a phone conversation between Deputy Commissioner of Prisons and an unidentified man, discussing the unlawful release of an inmate and the solicitation of a bribe.
In phone conversation leaked by Raajje TV, Hassan Zilaal who now heads Maldives Correctional Services is heard explaining how the prisoner will eventually be freed in a week’s time.
“Hopefully, he will be sent to Malé tomorrow, he will be transferred to Malé Jail, and classes will be conducted for them [transferred inmates] for a week there, after the classes are done with, we will release him hopefully,” Zilaal is heard saying.
Zilaal was assigned the head of MCS last week, following Mohamed Husham, Commissioner of Prisons’ suspension over an unspecified ongoing investigation.
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