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Maldives – Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) has confirmed that they have charged two individuals in connection to the kidnapping and assault of a young man in HDh. Kulhudhuffushi back in late May. A crowd of masked assailants kidnaped Kulhudhuffushi, Raihfusge, Ahmed Ibrahim of age 29 on Saturday, May 29. He was forced into a car and later severely assaulted. On the attack, victim Ahmed Ibrahim sustained a Skull fracture and intracerebral hemorrhage. Four arrests were made regarding the case. According to Sun.mv, the media official and Public Prosecutor at PGO, Ahmed Shafeeu, confirmed that a case had been filed on…

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Aman has been sentenced to 32 years in prison for the sexual abuse of his young stepdaughter in Fuvahmulah City. The young girl was sexually abused by her stepfather, identified as a 52-year-old Maldivian man, for over a year, from May 2019 to July 2020. The man was arrested in July 2020, and charges against him were filed with the Fuvahmulah Magistrate Court in August 2020. Prosecutor General’s Office spokesperson, Public Prosecutor Ahmed Shafeeu told Sun the office filed four charges against the man. “Three charges under Special Provisions Act on Child Sex Offenders and one charge under the Penal Code –…

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Early Tuesday, Maldives was shaken by the news headlines of the abduction and murder of a 13-year-old boy. According to the Police Media official, Police received a report concerning an alleged case of abduction of a 13-year old boy last Sunday. And amid a further investigation, Police discovered the child’s dead body around 2:30 am on Tuesday. The boy’s body, native to Madaveli Island in Gaaf Dhaal atoll, was found stuffed inside a suitcase in the lagoon northeast of Hulhumalé Phase II, a region into which entry is unauthorized. According to RaajjeMV, an eyewitness had witnessed two men lugging a…

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