10 Feb 2021 | Wed 13:27
(File photo) The Prosecutor General s Office forwarded charges against the eight men to the Criminal Court on 8 February
RaajjeMV
The Prosecutor General s Office (PG Office) has forwarded charges to the Criminal Court against eight persons arrested from a terror network in Th. Thimarafushi with confirmed links to the the Islamic State.
The PG Office revealed that charges had been forwarded to the Criminal Court on 8 February against eight arrested from the terror-network based in Thimarafushi.
The charges being pressed against these eight men include supporting a known terrorist organization under the guise of religiosity on the island of Thimarafushi, championing terrorist causes and justifying acts of terror perpetrated by organizations such as the Islamic State, and operating under instructions from such organizations to organize, perpetrate and support acts of terror on Maldivian soil. These eight persons are further charged with constructing an impro
(file photo) from a police anti-terror operation
maduvvarionline.com
Maldives Police Service (MPS) has confirmed eight arrests in relation to an attempted terror attack on the island of Th. Thimarafushi in November last year.
A press statement by MPS details that a group of religious extremists from Th. Thimarafushi had led support for terrorist groups and justified acts of terrorism, and had proceeded to collaborate with known terrorist organization Islamic State to plot, aid and execute a terrorist attack on Maldivian soil.
Further, MPS says they received information that this terrorist group had been operating a vessel, Nasaah 3 on board which they were constructing an improvised explosive device (IED), and had used the vessel to travel to uninhabited islands where they hosted training sessions for various terror-related operations. MPS also notes that the terrorist group had perpetrated extremist beliefs on Th. Thimarafushi, and had held online sermons , in addition to hol