Court orders Dr. Jameel’s release from Dhoonidhoo detention center

The Criminal Court ordered the release of the Deputy Leader of opposition Dhivehi Qaumee Party (DQP), Dr. Mohamed Jameel after being arrested and kept in the notorious Dhoonidhoo detention center on the claims of disseminating unauthenticated and spurious information regarding the government to the media.

Criminal Court Judge Abdullah Ghazi said that Dr. Jameel was arrested unlawfully. During the hearing, the representative from the Police said that Dr. Jameel was arrested to safe guard the society from his unfounded and deliberate false allegations against the government. The Police Officer said to the Judge that Dr. Jameel was arrested at the order of senior Police Official, Riyaz.

Dr. Jameel who was summoned to Maldives Police Service for the third time consecutively was arrested and taken to Dhoonidhoo detention center last evening at 20:30.

Dr. Jameel was brought to Court at 10:50 at the appeal of the President of DQP, Dr. Hassan Saeed to court.

During his arrest, Dr. Jameel told the public gathered near Police Head Quarters that this is the beginning of the end of the Presidency of President Mohamed Nasheed. He said that the government will witness this in the near future.