Bangladeshi youth detained for damaging glass at VIA immigration holding cell

A young man from Bangladesh has been detained in the Maldives for damaging the glass at the immigration holding cell at the Velana International Airport (VIA).

The 21-year-old, who is accused of property damage, was presented before a judge at the Criminal Court for his remand hearing on Saturday.

The court ruled there was adequate evidence to back the allegation against him, including incident reports from the police and immigration, and ordered for him to he held at a remand jail for 15 days.

According to court documents, the police allege that the young man damaged the glass at the immigration holding cell at Terminal 1, which is the international passenger terminal.

However, he did not say anything about the allegations against him at court.

His remand is set to expire on November 8.