High Court upholds decision to fine man MVR 50,000 for porn possession
02 Dec 2012, 11:35 AM
Ahmed Nazeer
The High Court has upheld a decision by the Criminal Court to fine a man MVR 50,000 (US$3242) for possessing pornographic materials.
The man was identified by the High Court as Ahmed Anwar of Foakiadhoo in Shaviyani Atoll.
The ruling said that according to the Criminal Court ruling, the pornographic materials were discovered inside a laptop bag in Ahmed Anwar’s house when police searched the residence, after he was accused of cashing MVR 600,000 (US$38,910) out of Lily Shipping and Trading Private Limited’s account at the Bank of Maldives (BML) using a fraudulent bank note.
The High Court back the Criminal Court ruling stating that there were 22 DVDs, one CD and one pen drive containing 227 pornographic video and eight pictures.
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