Naushad Moosa, 32, was found guilty by the Criminal Court of vandalizing mosques in the greater Male' area and sentenced to one month and 12 days in prison, but was released because he had already spent one month and 21 days in pretrial detention. He had also been arrested in 2024 on suspicion of desecrating copies of the Holy Quran and vandalizing Masjid al-Furqan in Male' City.
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Naushad Moosa, 32, G. Male’ Hiyaa, was arrested on September 11 on allegations of vandalizing mosques.
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He was initially remanded in police custody for 15 days, but was ordered to jail pending the outcome of his trial when presented before the Criminal Court for an extension of his remand on September 25.
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Naushad Moosa, 32, G. Male’ Hiyaa. (Photo/Maldives Police Service)
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He was initially remanded in police custody for 15 days, but was ordered to jail pending the outcome of his trial when presented before the Criminal Court for an extension of his remand on September 25.
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The Criminal Court found him guilty of the charge on Sunday, and sentenced him to one month and 12 days in prison.
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However, he had already spent one month and 21 days in jail during the trial – well beyond his prison term.
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Naushad had also been arrested back in 2024 on suspicion of desecrating copies of the Holy Quran and vandalizing the Masjid al-Furqan in Male’ City.
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