Officer who harassed singer Bathool fired from his post

The police officer who harassed 16-year-old local singer Aminath Bathool over social media has been fired from his post.

The officer made inappropriate comments on a photo Bathool shared on her official Facebook page on March 1, comparing the 16-year-old to porn star Mia Khalifa.

Bathool shared screenshots of the officer’s comments along with a picture of the officer in police

uniform on Tweeter, bringing it to the attention of Maldives Police Service.

The police professional standard directorate investigated the case and terminated the officer from his post this Monday.

The officer spoke to “Sun” and said he only commented on the photos that there was a resemblance to the porn star Mia Khalifa, and that it hadn’t been his intention to compare Bathool with Mia Khalifa.

The officer, who had been an SC constable, was terminated from his post for besmirching the reputation of Maldives Police Service on social media.

The case is also under investigation by family and child protection department of Maldives Police Service.