Court Orders Custody Until Trial for Suspect in Thinadhoo Sexual Assault Case

In a case involving allegations of sexual assault on a 22-year-old woman and exploitation of children in an island within the Upper South Police Division, one of the arrested individuals has been kept in custody until the conclusion of the trial, and the court has extended the detention periods of four other individuals. A total of nine people have been arrested in connection with this case, and the latest updates regarding their cases were disclosed by the police office last night. The police stated that when the arrested individuals were presented to the court for the second time to decide on their detention, orders were issued to extend the detention periods of some of them. According to the police, the court ordered that Ahmed Nuh Niyaz, aged 20, be kept in custody until the conclusion of the trial. Additionally, when Najmullah Hassan, aged 35, who is involved in this case, was presented to the court to decide on his detention, the court ordered his detention for 45 days. The police also stated that the court ordered Muhammad Mishal Ahmed Zuhaeir, aged 20, among the arrested individuals, to be detained for an additional 30 days. When Muhammad Saleh Ahmed and Ahmed Sanij Sadique, aged 26 and 32 respectively, who are further involved in this case, were presented to the court to decide on their detention, the court extended their detention by five days. A special team from the police has also been dispatched specifically for the investigation into this serious case. It was revealed by the police that this case was initially submitted to the police as an allegation of sexual assault on a 22-year-old woman by a group in the island belonging to the Upper South Police Division. The case was reported to the police on October 20, and the police stated that it was first made public that the case was being investigated on October 21. However, as the investigation into the sexual assault case against the woman progressed, several other serious matters came to light within this case. Accordingly, the police stated that allegations of sexual assault on children and the exploitation of those children were also identified during the investigation. Based on the information available so far, the incident occurred in Thinadhoo City, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll.