The Deputy Commissioner of police Mohamed Rishwan has been reportedly suspended for allegedly disobeying an order from Home Minister Hassan Afeef concerning the Thulusdhoo atoll office, reports SunFM.
SunFM reported that the Home Minister ordered police to take over the Atoll Office in Thulusdhoo and that the Deputy Commissioner had refused to do so without a court order.
Police Sub-Inspector Ahmed Shiyam said he did not want to comment on the issue, and could not confirm whether the report was true.
Afeef told Miniban News that the position of Deputy Commissioner “is not given by me and [the matter] is not related to me.”
Press Secretary for the President Mohamed Zuhair told Minivan News that he had not yet received the information.
”The police are an independent body,” Zuhair said. ”They work under the law.”
Zuhair recommended Minivan News contact Commissioner of Police for comment, however Ahmed Faseeh was not responding to calls at time of press.
He said that if something like this had occurred, the press office would be informed. “I have not received such information yet,” he said.
Zuhair said the government had decided to file a case in the court to solve the issue in Thulusdhoo, in which the local population have clashed with police over whether Kaafu councilors are permitted to relocate the atoll office to Thulusdhoo. The government has disputed that the councilors have the authority to do so.
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