Two Teachers Arrested on Suspicion of Sexually Abusing Children in Southern Maldives

The Maldives Police Service has arrested two teachers from a southern island on suspicion of sexually abusing children. The suspects, both aged 52, were taken into custody in separate cases. In the first case, reported on October 11, a 16-year-old child was allegedly abused. The teacher was arrested on October 14 and remanded for 15 days. The second case, reported on October 17, involved two girls aged 12 and 13. The suspect was arrested on October 23 and remanded for 30 days. Police have not disclosed the identities of the suspects. The arrests come amid recurring allegations of foreign teachers sexually abusing students in the Maldives, which authorities have treated seriously.