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Joint Press Statement calling for transparency and due process of law and justice in the Investigations by the Maldives Police Service into the serious incident in Male’ on 18 April 2025
Ten Maldivian civil society organisations issued a joint press statement expressing grave concern over the Maldives Police Service's handling of an investigation into a serious incident involving a 21-year-old woman in Male' on 18 April 2025. They cited victim-blaming through disclosed personal information and released CCTV footage, delayed sexual assault testing, and impunity, calling on police, the Prosecutor General's Office, media, ministries, the Human Rights Commission, the People's Majlis 241 Committee, and the National Integrity Commission to act.
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What happened
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Tue 22 AprFirst Maldives Police Service press conference held behind closed doors, during which personal information of the victim was disclosed to t…not specified in article22 April 2025only Transparency MaldivesDuring the first press conference held behind closed doors on 22 April 2025 by the Maldives Police Service (MPS), personal information of the victim was disclosed to the media, while information about other individuals or locations related to the case were withheld.
Word for word from the report in Transparency Maldives. Open the report
Thu 24 AprSecond MPS press conference at which CCTV footage of the events was shared publiclynot specified in article24 April 2025only Transparency MaldivesnewestSharing CCTV footage of the events publicly during the second MPS press conference held on 24 April 2025 further sensationalised the case
Word for word from the report in Transparency Maldives. Open the report
How the reporting differs
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Transparency MaldivesNGO or other
Joint Press Statement calling for transparency and due process of law and justice in the Investigations by the Maldives Police Service into the serious incident in Male’ on 18 April 2025
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Figures in these reports
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21-year-oldAge of the victimTransparency Maldivesthe tragic incident reported on 18th April 2025 involving a 21-year-old woman
Word for word from the report in Transparency Maldives. Open the report
72 hoursUsefulness window for sexual assault testingTransparency MaldivesWhile the tests have limited usefulness after the initial 72 hours, the family was only contacted to conduct the sexual assault testing by the MPS and the FPU five days after the incident.
Word for word from the report in Transparency Maldives. Open the report
Other events named
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Family contacted by MPS and FPU to conduct sexual assault testingfive days after the incidentnot specified in articleTransparency Maldivesthe family was only contacted to conduct the sexual assault testing by the MPS and the FPU five days after the incident
Word for word from the report in Transparency Maldives. Open the report