News in brief: Dhoonidhoo’s ‘Alcatraz’ demolished
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26 Nov 2019, 9:00 AM
A notorious cell block of the police custodial centre on Dhoonidhoo island known as Alcatraz was shut down on Tuesday, with Home Minister Sheikh Imran Abdulla and Police Commissioner Mohamed Hameed taking up tools to start the demolition work.
The closure of several cell blocks was advised by a presidential commission that audited jails and recommended sweeping prison reforms. The ‘Alcatraz’ cells were alleged to have been used to torture detainees during former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s 30-year reign.
Both Gayoom and Sheikh Imran were among opposition leaders who were incarcerated in Dhoonidhoo during the previous administration.
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