Man Arrested Again for Indecent Act in Malé Mosque After Previous Sentence Served

A man previously arrested several times for acts that desecrated the sanctity of mosques has been arrested again after exposing himself in front of a person who was praying. Naushad, 32, of G. Maléhiyaa, 2 02-13, was arrested this time after a report was filed regarding an incident in which he exposed himself in front of a woman praying in the women's prayer area of the Furuqaan Mosque in Malé. He was also arrested after entering inside the Furuqaan Mosque. He was arrested on the 12th of last month on suspicion of committing an act contrary to public and social standards that desecrates the sanctity of the mosque, and of entering inside the premises. His 15-day detention period expired, and when he was taken to court for a second extension of the period, he was detained until the trial concluded. After that, the offence was proven against Naushad, and a sentence of one month and 15 days in prison was delivered on the 1st of this month. However, because he had spent a period of one month and 21 days in detention under the order to detain him until the trial concluded in that case, and that period was deducted from the sentence, the court determined that there was no additional prison sentence for him to serve. As such, after he was released back into the community, photos of him sleeping in that mosque later became public as well. The police said that after that, when the person reported to the police station the matter of him exposing himself in front of a person who was praying and satisfying his own sexual desire, the case is now being investigated. The police said that in connection with his arrest and the relevant institutions, steps are being taken to prevent him from repeating such acts. He was also arrested in a case in which the prayer mats in the Furuqaan Mosque were thrown away, the mosque was damaged, and some electrical boards were destroyed. After that, he was also arrested in a case in which he showed his genitals to women who were in the mosque.