(Maldives) Police take 16 year-old girl into custody for “dressing inappropriately”

[The Straight Story]

A 16 year-old girl was taken into police custody for dressing inappropriately in the capital Male’ this afternoon (May 5).

Police Spokesperson Chief Inspector Hassan Haneef told Minivan News today that the minor was alone in Novelty Bookshop in Male’ when she was taken into custody for wearing a black cocktail dress.

“The societal norms and values of Maldivian culture were violated,” Haneef told Minivan News. “There are laws, which might fall under the Anti-social Behaviour Act.”

The girl was taken into police custody because people were “teasing her on the street,” according to local media.

“The minor was given a police jacket to cover herself and taken to the Family and Child Protection department,” Haneef said.



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[Art_from_Ark]

1. Well, there's another country to remove from my list

of vacation destinations.

[Yo_Mama]

2. I gather that she was arrested on suspicion of solicitation

Whether that's the truth or not - ????

[msanthrope]

3. She was a minor in a transparent dress. The pics are available online, according to the

article.

She wasn't arrested, but released into the custody of her parents.