Group of teenage skaters detained in Hulhumalé
Police officers advised the teenagers “not to skate in a manner that is unsafe for themselves and other citizens” and took them to the police station. One of the teenagers has since accused the police of subjecting the group to “physical and verbal abuse.”
03 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
A group of eight teenagers, including six minors, were briefly detained by the police while skating in the capital’s suburb Hulhumalé last night.
A police media official said the teenagers were “skating at high speed” near the Rehendi School. They were stopped by police officers, “advised not to skate in a manner that is unsafe for themselves and other citizens,” and taken to the police station.
One of the teenagers, Ahmed Aiham, told The Maldives Independent that the group were “subjected to physical and verbal abuse” by the police officers.
“I repeatedly asked why they were talking to us that way. They took my phone by force at one point and shoved me away from my fellow skaters at the police station,” he said.
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