Police take 16 year-old girl into custody for “dressing inappropriately”
05 May 2013, 8:15 PM
Leah Malone
A 16 year-old girl was taken into police custody for dressing inappropriately in the capital Male’ this afternoon (May 5).
Police Spokesperson Chief Inspector Hassan Haneef told Minivan News today that the minor was alone in Novelty Bookshop in Male’ when she was taken into custody for wearing a black cocktail dress.
“The societal norms and values of Maldivian culture were violated,” Haneef told Minivan News. “There are laws, which might fall under the Anti-social Behaviour Act.”
The girl was taken into police custody because people were “teasing her on the street,” according to local media.
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