Police officer arrested for failure to report accident, despite taking victim to hospital

A police officer involved in a road accident in Hulhumale’ was arrested by the police after he failed to report it to the agency, despite driving the victim to the hospital.

According to the police, the accident in question took place at around 1:00 am on September 13 near the Waste Management Corporation (WAMCO) office located in Fithuroanu Magu, Hulhumale’, when the car the 33-year-old was driving crashed into a motorcycle.

While the man drove the motorcyclist to the hospital in his car, he failed to report the accident to the police.

The police said that they were therefore treating the accident as a hit-and-run, and arrested the 33-year-old.

However, the police did not specify when he was arrested.

He was granted conditional release by the Criminal Court during his remand hearing on Wednesday.

At the hearing, the investigator told the court that while suspect drove the victim to the hospital, he failed to report the accident to the police and fled afterwards.

Court documents show the suspect in question is employed at the Maldives Police Service.

The court, citing his employment at the police force, and the circumstances surrounding the incident, decided that there were no grounds to keep him detained for the investigation.