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Commissioner of Prisons summoned to court over tweet

Commissioner of Prisons, Abdulla Munaz is questioned by Security and Bilateral Relations Committee of the Parliament regarding the use of excessive force at Maafushi Prison on June 22, 2019. (Photo/Sun/Fayaz Moosa)

The Commissioner of Prisons Abdulla Munaz has been summoned to the Criminal Court to be questioned regarding a tweet he sent.

A spokesperson of the Department of Judicial Administration Faisal Adam confirmed that Munaz was summoned to the court around 13:00. Faisal also said that Munaz was summoned to clarify information.

“Sun” is aware that Munaz was summoned over a tweet he sent yesterday regarding a convict who tried to smuggle drugs into Maafushi Prison after attending a court session. The prisoner attempted to smuggle the drugs by hiding them inside his body. The drugs were found after a search conducted when the prisoner arrived back in Maafushi prison.

Munaz tweeted that the incident happened on Tuesday but did not elaborate on which court the prisoner was taken to.

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