Maldives Police Service (MPS) has conducted a risk-assessment on a Maldivian family brought back from a foreign conflict zone.
The family, consisting of a woman and her four children, left the Maldives in 2013 to join a foreign conflict and was repatriated after they sought help. They are currently being held at the National Reintegration Centre in accordance with the Anti-Terrorism Act. MPS stated it is conducting a risk-assessment on the family and evaluating whether to file criminal charges.
Ministry of Home Affairs stated women and children who are victims of violence have legal protection under Maldivian law and regulations of international organisations, and therefore, revealing the identities of the family members will violate their legal rights. The ministry stated it will prioritise national security and the safety of citizens when conducting its work to repatriate Maldivians from foreign conflict zones. It also stated that the repatriated individuals will undergo rehabilitation and be made into productive members of society, in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations.