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PRISON IN MALDIVES - PART: I |
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PHSYCO COMBATS , October 22nd 2002. |
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"One afternoon, a police squadron in combat gear arrived, and a list was read out. My name was also in the list. I was taken out and hauled on to the waiting police bus, and later was dragged on to a dhoni (wooden boat). The boat was full of policemen. When we were all onboard, the police verbally and violently attacked and abused us, and ordered us that no one should get up from the chairs. They said “No f****** n********u (pigs) shall get up!” I was scared. This was when I realized the sudden transformation of these policemen.-NAUSHAD- |
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PRISON - The island of Maafushi |
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After a 2 hour journey, the boat arrived at Kaafu atoll Maafushi. This is the island which houses the detention centre (jail). As the boat began to approach the jetty, the police began to yell” All the f*****g n********u (pigs) stand in formation and make a line!” I quickly followed the rest into the line. We marched all the way to a cell in a distant location. This cell was constructed out of galvanised sheets. This cell was constructed out of galvanized roofing sheets. This cell was inside a modified warehouse, which had earlier been used by STO (State Trading Organization) for storing processed fish. The whole warehouse was constructed out of roofing sheets. Each one of us was given a cup of black tea and, before we could drink the tea, we were all ordered to come out of the place. They kept us standing for a while and then were ordered to get inside. “All the f*****s get inside!” They yelled at us. As I was trying to get inside a private named Aalim, stretched his hands and blocking entry, shouted to me by saying,” Why the f*** did you lose your senses and come here? Unless you want to get it, f*****g get inside!” With this onslaught of verbal abuses I got inside.-NAUSHAD-
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CHECK POST - We were kept naked |
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As I walked in, there were three long benches inside. There was a private named Maakanaa Mode sitting on one of these benches. He signaled to me with his finger to come to him, he took away the bag of clothes and toiletries I was carrying, and proceeded to conduct a thorough check of the contents. During this examination, he inserted a piece of stick inside the bottle of lotion. He emptied my bag to the floor. Then he asked me to take my shirt, which he examined carefully and dropped it on the floor again. Then he asked me to give him my pants. I hesitated as I was a bit afraid and turning back slightly witnessed a lot of people in the nude, being checked. So, I also took off my pants and handed it over to him. After examining it carefully he dropped the pants also on to the floor. Then I was asked to remove and hand over my underwear, I did that as well. He examined the underwear, too and dropped it on the pile on the floor. Then he asked me to lift my p***s. When obliged, I was asked to lift more and spread my legs. They continued to parade us naked like this for 7 days. And while we are kept naked, they would make gestures to each other and mock and humiliate us. Among those who were punished like this often and for long hours, I noticed Nazaki Zaki (Mohamed Zaki), Ahmed Ibrahim Didi and Ibrahim Luthfy. -NAUSHAD- |
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SPECIAL ART |
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Prison Art
Painted in Maldives Prison
2003
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