Police issued orders for monitoring and control of gang members
The High Court has granted the police monitoring and control or ‘MoniCon’ orders to electronically tag, conduct surveillance, and intercept communications of “10 known gang members,” Home Minister Umar Naseer revealed today.
24 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
The High Court has granted the police monitoring and control or ‘MoniCon’ orders to electronically tag, conduct surveillance, and intercept communications of “10 known gang members,” Home Minister Umar Naseer revealed today.
Shortly after Naseer’s tweet, the police said in a statement that the home minister has decided to seek MoniCon orders against 11 gang members. The High Court has granted orders against six suspects so far, the police said, which are now being enforced.
The move comes after two gangs in Malé accused the police of covering up an “illegal and unprovoked” assault by Specialist Operations officers on Friday night that left many injured. The police are also accused of ransacking three gang hangouts.
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