A 19-year-old man was arrested and remanded for five days by the Criminal Court after climbing onto the roof of the Saudi Embassy building in Malé, with police submitting CCTV footage as evidence. The youth told a closed court session he did not know the building housed the embassy and went onto the roof to take a photograph, while the incident drew backlash on social media.
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he did not know the building housed the Saudi Embassy
he went onto the roof to take a photograph
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He said he climbed down within about 10 minutes after deciding it was not appropriate to be there.
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A 19-year-old man has been arrested and remanded in custody for five days after climbing onto the roof of the Saudi Embassy building in Malé.
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A 19-year-old man has been arrested and remanded in custody for five days after climbing onto the roof of the Saudi Embassy building in Malé. The Criminal Court ordered the remand to allow police to continue their investigation.
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During a closed court session, the young man said he did not know the building housed the Saudi Embassy. ... The youth told the court he went onto the roof to take a photograph.
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