The Maldives Police Service has presented a gold plaque to various agencies and the embassy of the United States in recognition of services to the Maldivian police.
The plaque was conferred to the US embassy, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), US Homeland Security and the Drug Enforcement Administration at the Police anniversary ceremony held on Thursday night.
The Japanese Embassy, the Chinese Embassy, the Australian Police and the British Embassy were also presented with plaques.
Commemorative plaque:
- Embassy of India
- Embassy of Japan
- British High Commission in Maldives
- Embassy of China
- Australian Federal Police
Commemorative gold plaque:
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- US Homeland Security
- National Police Academy (India)
- US Embassy
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
- International Organization for Migration
- Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Police celebrated their 92nd anniversary on Thursday night.
Meanwhile, the police have faced immense criticism over their response following the unexplained ninth-floor fall of a young woman.
There have been accusations of a cover-up because the case involves relatives of wealthy and politically influential figures.
Police believe Hawwa Yumnu, 21, fell from a window in the stairwell of Henveiru Fentenoy house on April 18. Raudh Ahmed, 21, who was with her at the time of the incident, left the scene and did not report to authorities.
Some of the information revealed by the police in the case has been exposed as false. Police were also criticised for not arresting Raudh despite the seriousness of the case and testing positive to cannabis.
