Commissioner of Prisons summoned to court over tweet

The Commissioner of Prisons Abdulla Munaz has been summoned to the Criminal Court to be questioned regarding a tweet he sent.

A spokesperson of the Department of Judicial Administration Faisal Adam confirmed that Munaz was summoned to the court around 13:00. Faisal also said that Munaz was summoned to clarify information.

“Sun” is aware that Munaz was summoned over a tweet he sent yesterday regarding a convict who tried to smuggle drugs into Maafushi Prison after attending a court session. The prisoner attempted to smuggle the drugs by hiding them inside his body. The drugs were found after a search conducted when the prisoner arrived back in Maafushi prison.

Munaz tweeted that the incident happened on Tuesday but did not elaborate on which court the prisoner was taken to.