Prison sentence for suspect arrested attempting to break into Maafushi prison

Maafushi Prison | Photo: Raajjemv

Male’, Maldives – Criminal Court of Maldives on Sunday sentenced Ismail Hammad, Fehiali, R. Maduvvari to 4 month and six days imprisonment for attempting to break into Maafushi Prison.

Ismail Hammad, Fehiali, R. Maduvvari and Ibrahim Jazlaan, Caribbean, N. Manadhoo were arrested in September 2019 for attempting to break into Maafushi Prison and fleeing when police attempted to arrest them.

Criminal Court on Sunday suspended the four months and fourteen days prison sentence for Ibrahim Jazlan upon request and fined the suspect for MVR 53,600 to be paid over a six month period.

The court sentence Ismail Hammad to prison for four months and six days, taking into account the days spent in remand custody.

The sentence for breaking into prison in Maldives’ legislature is four months and twenty-four days.