Day: January 4, 2012

Cabinet decides to sign UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime

The Cabinet decided yesterday to accede to the United Nation’s ‘Convention against Transnational Organised Crime’ at its weekly meeting on Tuesday.

The decision followed deliberations on a paper presented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Crimes classified in the convention include terrorism, illegal migration, drug-related crimes, money-laundering, corruption and human trafficking.

“Each State Party shall Endeavour to ensure that any discretionary legal powers under its domestic law, relating to the prosecution of persons for offences covered by this Convention are exercised to maximise the effectiveness of law enforcement measures in respect of those offences and with due regard to the need to deter the commission of such offences,” the convention states.

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Police arrest five suspects in Addu City gang rape

Police have arrested five suspects for allegedly gang-raping a 17 year-old girl in Addu City after midnight last night.

A police spokesperson told Minivan News that the incident occurred at about 1.00am.

“Police received information about the incident at about 1.50am,” he said. ”Police are now investigating the case.”

In addition to two minors aged 17, the other three suspects were aged 19, 20 and 23, police said.

According to local media reports, the victim was abducted and taken to an abandoned house while she was on her way to work.

Newspaper Haveeru reported that a man who drove her to work was involved in the rape and took her to the abandoned house.

In a similar case reported in Addu City during November’s SAARC summit, a police officer was arrested on charges of raping a married woman with two other men.

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