An employee of Cinnamon Velifushi Resort has been arrested for threatening self-harm to leave the island.
According to authorities, an employee of Cinnamon Velifushi Resort threatened to self-harm if denied medical clearance to leave the island on 26th March.
As such, the staff member was detained that same day under a court order, said police.
Arrested is a 33-year-old Maldivian man.
The case is undergoing further investigation.
