Police share “concern” over sex abuse case delay
21 Dec 2010, 5:19 PM
Neil Merrett
A spokesperson for the Maldives Police said the service shares “concern” about the impact to its reputation of delaying investigations of alleged sexual abuse by four officers, but claimed the force remains committed in working with its independent integrity body on the case.
Police Sub-Inspector Ahmed Shiyam said that despite reservations from the Police Integrity Commission (PIC) about delays in supplying information requested on the case, the Police Service was waiting on additional documents that had not currently been made available, even to itself.
“Actually, the investigation team had briefed the Commission [PIC] on its work,” he said. “The PIC have also requested information on our investigations, but we are still waiting on documents from other authorities, not just those within the police.”
Shiyam was unable to give details “as of yet” on the nature of the documents that the Maldives Police Service was waiting on, though he claimed the force was trying to get the information as soon as possible. Shiyam said he accepted that there “was concern about delaying the case” within the Maldives Police Force in relation to its reputation among the public.
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