‘Huge smiles and strong handshakes’: Police criticised for manhandling Maldivians
Police say they took 48 people into custody between February 1 and March 2 and released 47 of them, although the opposition alliance disputes these figures.
04 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM
Police celebrations for winning a community award were short-lived as they came under fire for manhandling people at protests over the weekend.
The Maldives Police Service was recognised for its outstanding contribution to the Regional Alliance for Fostering Youth (RAFY), a local NGO headed by the deputy leader of the government-aligned Maldives Development Alliance.
Police said they were “chuffed” to receive the award, as they embarked on a new social media campaign that showed police engagement with the community.
However social media users were quick to depict a different version of the police’s community engagement, as well mocking them for their spelling mistakes and for their use of the distinctly un-Maldivian word “chuffed”.
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