Police search for three of nine individuals tracked under Monicon orders
The nine individuals were to be officially registered to the program on Thursday, after the High Court approved it earlier this week
The police forwarded their names for court approval under the Monitoring and Control program on October 1st
Polive have announced a search for three individuals who were recently put under the government’s monitoring program, who are to have tracking devices placed on them.
The police announced earlier this week that the High Court approved the names of nine individuals to be placed under the program, and that they were to be officially registered to the program on Thursday.
However, while six of the individuals have been taken to the police headquarters in capital city Malé, officers do not know the location of three others. The Maldives Police Service had not answered calls at the time of publishing.
The High Court had granted the police’s request to place tracking units on nine individuals affiliated with four different local street gangs.
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While those individuals are entitled to a present their defence at a hearing within a day of the decision, the date of the High Court’s approval is yet unknown and therefore whether they were given adequate opportunity for defence is as well.
The Housing Ministry approved their names for their Monitor and Control (Monicon) program on October 1st. Earlier this year, it had revealed that another 16 individuals had Monicon orders issues on them and are to be tracked and watched under the program.
The program was founded in 2016 and the first Monicon orders were issued in May. It is especially aimed at thwarting organized crimes and the orders are commonly issued on individuals with criminal records or are affiliated with criminal organizations.
