Locals arrested for prostitution, remanded
Further details of the suspects were not disclosed by the authorities
Shaheed Hussain Adam Building Police HQ
The locals arrested in connection with allegations of prostitution have been remanded.
Maldives Police Service (MPS) made the arrests during an operation conducted after being tipped off regarding prostitution inside a clinic in the capital Malé City, which specializes in Dhivehi Medicine.
The operation was conducted jointly by the Police Anti-Human Trafficking Department and the Police Intelligence Unit, after sundown on Wednesday.
Arrested were a 35-year-old woman, a 44-year-old woman and a 41-year-old man.
All three have since been remanded by the Criminal Court. As such, the 35-year-old woman and 41-year-old man were remanded for a period of 10 days, with the 44-year-old woman given a five-day remand period.
The court order states that the remand period of 44-year-old woman was shortened after she asserted that she needed to speak with a lawyer regarding police actions at the time of her arrest.
The court order goes on to reveal that the 35-year-old woman has a criminal record.
Further details of the suspects were not disclosed by the authorities, however, further investigations proceed.
