Prisoner’s escape was our fault, but we will find them: Home minister
20 Oct 2014, 6:58 PM
Mariyath Mohamed
Minister of Home Affairs Umar Naseer has accepted that loopholes in the prison system allowed two dangerous convicts to escape from Maafushi prison on Friday (October 17)
Ibrahim Shahum Adam and Fariyash Ahmed of Javaahiruvadhee in Gaafu Alifu Maamendhoo were both serving life sentences for separate murder incidents.
Naseer told Television Maldives yesterday (October 19) that the Maldives Police Services will doubtless recapture the two criminals and return them to prison.
Describing the escape during his interview, Naseer said that necessary changes to procedure had been identified which would now be implemented.
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