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Police face misconduct hearing
Eight police officers will face a misconduct hearing over the death of a talented young showjumper who was murdered by her jealous ex-boyfriend, it emerged yesterday.
The family of Tania Moore claim the police should have taken action against sadist and gun fanatic Mark Dyche before he rammed her off the road and shot her in the face.
Numerous complaints had been been made to the police about a year-long hate campaign waged by Dyche, a digger driver, against Ms Moore, 26, before he murdered her. The police watchdog, the Independent Police Complaints Commission, said that eight ... Read more
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Maldives: Police Attack Hassan
The Maldives Police Service has issued a furious press release against former attorney general Dr Hassan Saeed, after Saeed repeatedly accused police commissioner Adam Zahir of corruption and criminal activity.
Following accusations by Saeed on radio station DhiFM, the police launched a counter-attack on Sunday, saying that as attorney general Saeed had delayed criminal cases, targeted opposition protesters, leaked documents and tried to influence cases.
But Saeed told Minivan News, “I dismiss those statements – they are political.” In a press release, he said he did not wish to condemn the police force as an institution, but rather Zahir as an individual.
“Whilst Adam Zahir is in his position, problems relating to counterfeit bills, drugs, gangs and violence cannot come to an end,” he said.
Attacks
Also a presidential candidate, Saeed has several times hit out against Zahir, who has been involved with the country’s security services since 1978.
After Saeed condemned Zahir on DhiFM show “Riyaasee Race” (Presidential Race) last week, the police press release made 16 detailed accusations against Saeed, as well as defending the commissioner.
“Dr Hassan Saeed has been saying untrue things to achieve political goals,” the press release begins. Key accusations surround escalating crime rates.
“Court trials were delayed in cases sent by the police to the attorney general – cases involving dangerous activities [...] The delay...gave an opportunity for them to commit more crimes and adversely affect the community,” the police contend.
“Over 40 cases of violence against police were sent to the AGO, but were not investigated,” the statement continues, “and the police have not forgotten about what [Saeed] did to achieve his personal goals.”
From 2003 to 2007 Saeed was attorney general, with responsibilities including all state prosecutions, whilst Adam Zahir headed first the National Security Service (NSS) and then, once the police and army were separated, the police force.
Tsunami
Saeed has spoken of a “tsunami of violence,” the police said, but “many of the cases sent to the attorney general were not reviewed. He told the police that he was not their postman.”
The number of violent crimes in Maldives rose by almost 25 per cent in 2007 over 2006, whilst drug addiction in the country increased by 600 per cent between 2002 and 2007.
Saeed has accused the police of failing to take action in violence and drugs cases, and of opting not to destroy confiscated drugs.
But police said it was Saeed himself who had failed to take action, and maintained, “Drugs are destroyed according to regulations, under the observation of a committee in the presence of the media.”
Dismissed
Other allegations by the police include Saeed influencing cases in which he had a personal stake, leaking state documents and personally targeting opposition politicians during his time in office.
Saeed told Minivan News he did not wish to respond to police accusations specifically. “I just dismiss them,” he said.
In a Sunday press release, Saeed said, “[I] criticised the police commissioner, Adam Zahir, and how he has been performing his duties – not the police as an institution.”
Saeed holds Zahir personally responsible for counterfeiting, drugs, gang activity, and violence.
“Adam Zahir is in this position to maintain President Gayoom’s government. This is the reason why police face challenges and dangerous situations. It occurs because Gayoom has tried to use young police officers as a political shield for a failing government,” Saeed contends.
Zahir
Zahir, a controversial figure, was reappointed to head the police in August after ratification of the Police Bill, which grants the force extensive powers.
But he has faced numerous accusations over police abuse. Most recently the family of Hussein Salah, who died after being taken into police custody last year, threatened to sue Zahir for negligence over the death, which they say resulted from police beatings.
Documents leaked in February showed Zahir had sought to prosecute the largest opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) for treason after they formed a technical training alliance with the UK Conservative Party in 2007.
And a caution was issued to Zahir’s wife by UK police in 2005 after email death threats were sent from her account to Maldivian journalist Ahmed Moosa (Sappé), apparently originating from Zahir.
Saeed
“It is common knowledge that I tried to dismiss [Adam Zahir],” Saeed said. In March 2005 Saeed was said to have written to President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom requesting he sack the commissioner.
Saeed was appointed to the cabinet in 2003 as part of the “New Maldives” group of younger ministers, who spearheaded legal reforms. But hundreds of opposition activists were jailed during his time in the post.
He resigned in August 2007 citing a lack of progress on democratic reforms, and is now running for president.
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