Sunday, November 9, 2008

Five Sri Lankan deported from Maldives for engaging in prostitution

Five Sri Lankans were deported from Maldives for engaging in prostitution, the Department of Immigration has said. In addition, 12 other expatriates were also deported after being arrested on various charges.

The five Sri Lankans were deported for life and the others were barred from entering Maldives for 10 years, according to a statement issued by the Department of Immigration. According to a statement, there were four women and one man among the Sri Lankans who were deported for prostitution. The statement however did not say in which of the several prostitution busts the five had been arrested.

One of the expatriates who was deported and barred from entering Maldives was a Sri Lankan man who tried to leave Maldives using a Malaysian passport. Three Bangladeshis and one Sri Lankan arrested on assault charges; and two Indians, one Bangladeshi and one Sri Lankan who were in Maldives illegally were also among those who were deported from Maldives for 10 years. Two Bangladeshis who were arrested on drugs-related charges and for working under a fake work permit were also deported, the statement said.

Source: www.asiantribune.com

1 comment:

Alif Laam Gaaf said...

This is one of the big jokes of our country. Whenever a Maldiavian is guilty or even suspected of a crime those countries are so fast in punishing them. But when it comes to Maldives, we just send back as if saying.."come on guy..go back now and come back later" What a wonderful justice system!!!