Former Head of the Police Drug Enforcement Department (DED), Mohamed Jinah, was relieved of police duty last Thursday January 10.
Speaking to Minivan News, Jinah said police had called him and informed him that he had been dismissed from police.
‘’They did not tell me why the decision was made, but they said they will send me documents containing information as to why I have been dismissed,’’ Jinah said. ‘’I don’t have much to say before I get the documents.’’
Jinah said he has not yet decided to file the matter in court.
‘’I will make a decision after I receive the documents clarifying why I was dismissed,’’ he added.
After the controversial transfer of power in February, Jinah was demoted to Chief Inspector of Police from his position as Police Chief Superintendent.
Jinah was the Head of the Drug Enforce Department (DED), but following February 7 was changed to the police planning department.
Jinah, former Chief Superintendent ‘MC’ Mohamed Hameed, former Superintendent Ibrahim Adnan Anees and Superintendent ‘Lady’ Ibrahim Manik were among a few senior officer who did not join a police revolt against the government on February 7, that led to the resignation of then President Mohamed Nasheed.
With the dismissal of Jinah, almost all senior police officers who did not take to the streets demanding Nasheed’s resignation on February 7 have now been dismissed.
On August 8 last year, the Police Disciplinary Board decided to relieve Chief Superintendent ‘MC’ Mohamed Hameed and Superintendent Ibrahim Adnan of duty.
Superintendent ‘Lady’ Ibrahim Manik was also demoted to Chief Inspector of Police, and the disciplinary badge on his uniform was removed.
Adhnan Anees, Ibrahim Manik and Mohamed Jinah were among senior officers allegedly assaulted by ordinary officers on February 7.
Video footage available on Youtube shows the former head of the Drug Enforcement Departmen being handcuffed and taken to the detention island Dhoonidhoo on the morning of February 7.
On June 14, police arrested Chief Superintendent Hameed following his contribution to the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)’s report into the controversial transfer of power on February 7.
According to the MDP’s report, the attacks were carried out by police officers outside police headquarters on the instructions of Police Superintendent Abdulla Nawaz and Sub-Inspector Azeem Waheed.
The report stated that Corporal Ahmed Vikram ‘Viki’ hit Superintendent Anees with a wooden chair in the back, and struck Anees in the genitals with his leg.
Anees was then taken upstairs to the third floor of police headquarters and locked inside the DED’s storage room, along with Deputy Commissioner Ismail Atheef and Superintendent Ibrahim Manik, the report claimed.
According to the report, mutinying police officers subsequently broke open the door of the storage room and again attacked the three senior officers, before taking them downstairs.
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I condom VeryRy stronqly this barbrearic actionn by Baagee plois. Noqw they fire the headd of durug operStion. Then baaGeew polis can imnport all druggs in MaaldiVs.
But I donno why baaGqe polis fire him. did theqy kill himq noqw? I hope they controll fire befor he die.
They the FEW senior officer who took action against the law of Nasheed's order. As the writer has mentioned they were the few senior officers who didnt protest against the unlawfull orders of president nasheed. He should be fired way too before.
Again, more proof of a pre arranged coup.
i condemn barbaric act that was carried out on 6th Feb which was directly given by Nasheed,
Nasheed must hold the responsibility of the incident
its been more and more and more and even more proof on the coup and nothing else.. investigations have been made, a huge sum of cash spent, CONI made, others made....so wen is the decision? do we need proof of something that we know about?
stupid and hopeless...the people and its culture