Man arrested for defecating inside Addu City mosque

Maldives Police Service is probing into the case of a man defecating inside a mosque in Addu City.

A Police Spokesperson said that they have been reported a case of an individual defecating inside of a mosque in Addu City’s Feydhoo, in addition to vandalizing two other mosques at around 5:45am this dawn.

Following their investigations, the Spokesperson said that Police have arrested a 47-year-old Maldivian man in connection to the case.

The Spokesperson added that the Police were investigating the case further.

Multiple cases of actions of disrespect towards mosques have been reported recently. A man urinated inside the Masjid al-Sultan Muhammad Thakurufaanu al- Auzam (Islamic Center) in Male’ City during Magrib prayer on October 3. On the same day – he also urinated inside the Friday Mosque and in front of the President’s Office.

After he was released from custody, he spat on a holy Quran book at Masjid al-Ibrahim – following which he was rearrested. He was sentenced to 1 month and 19 days in jail on December 2.