Police call for public vigilance over allegations of criminals posing as officers
16 Jun 2013, 7:29 PM
Neil Merrett
The Maldives Police Service (MPS) has alleged that criminals have been posing as police officers in Addu City for the last two weeks in order to commit robberies.
In light of the allegations, authorities are warning members of the public to request the ID of any officer approaching them for questioning or to conduct a search.
However, Addu City Council today alleged that it had not been informed of any cases where thieves were posing as police in the municipality, but had received multiple complaints of plain clothes officers searching people and private property without a warrant or ID.
A police media official confirmed that investigations were presently under way in Addu City into several separate incidents where individuals claiming to be officers searched members of the public in the street or at their homes before robbing them of valuables.
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