The Maldives Police Service has announced they have formed a special Cyber Policing Department to look into cyber crime.
Police stated that three units will be operating under the new department, including the cyber crime investigation unit, cyber forensics unit and cyber security unit.
Police media official Sub-inspector Hassan Haneef stated that the formation of new department would help ease the current difficulties in investigating cyber crimes and will allow police to file more cases at the Prosecutor General’s office.
Cyber crimes were previously investigated by a small unit operating under fraud and financial department.
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They will eventually become the thought police.
In the name of cyber crime, they would start monitoring people.
Our freedom will erode and they need Majlis approval to monitor private communications. I think this is illegal.
What s legal in this regime, when the regime itself has come through illegal means and justifying its continuation by deceit ?