Criminal Court sentences opposition activist ‘Hoara Ibbe’ to 10 years for child abuse
01 Dec 2013, 4:18 PM
Mohamed Naahee
Former Under-Secretary of the President’s Office and opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) activist, Ibrahim Rasheed ‘Hoara Ibbe’, has been sentenced to 10 years in jail after the Criminal Court found him guilty of the charge of sexually abusing a 17-year old girl.
The police arrested Rasheed a year ago in December after being discovered at a house in the Galolhu Ward of Male’ with the minor.
The local media at the time quoted police as saying that when officers entered the room containing Rasheed, he was naked with the girl. However, the police refused to officially confirm the claim.
Rasheed at the time claimed that the 17-year old was his girl friend and later, got married to her when she had attained the age of 18.
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