Women arrested in Maldives for wearing bikini
Saturday - February 8, 2020 5:20 pm ,
Category : WORLD
Maldives, Feb 8 (IANS) A female tourist was arrested from non-resort island of Maafusi here for wearing bikini.A video of the incident went viral where a woman is seen struggling against three police officers of which one is trying to cover her up with a beach towel.Maldives Police Service Commissioner Mohamed Hameed even made a public apology after the arrest of the woman. The woman in the video was shouting in a British accent, "You are sexually assaulting me."The wearing of bikinis is not illegal on the island but it is "strictly prohibited" in all areas other than in holiday resorts.
--IANS rt/
--IANS rt/
