HC rules one prison officer remanded unlawfully

4 days ago

High Court has ruled that one of the prison officers arrested for suspected involvement in a large-scale smuggling racket at the Maafushi Prison was jailed pending the outcome of his trial unlawfully.   In June, the police announced that a special investigation uncovered the involvement of at least 18 officers from Maldives Correctional Service in a large-scale smuggling network based in