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Shahid Ali Manik, shot the first shots into the air at 12:30. He then aimed and shot at Faseeh without further warning. Subsequently, Private Hassan Rifaau, Private Ahmed
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between Naseem's inmates and "neighboring" prisoners. To control the disturbances caused by these disputes (and reportedly to investigate this incident) security personnel came with a list of "troublemakers". Though it is said that, Naseem was not involved in the above-mentioned incident his name
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where those who survived were being treated. Members of the commission visited
Maafushi Jail on September 23 and October 6, 2003 and Girifushi Training Center (on November 30) to obtain information on the nature of weapons used in shooting. 12 people were pressed charges and 8 were given death
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sheets were pushed open. More prisoners followed them and attacked jail security unit personnel. They tried to calm the prisoners down for a while and then dispersed them when the prisoners refused to cease their attack. By now more inmates came out of the Block C and opened other Blocks,
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were performed by Naseem's inmates and many other prisoners, after mid-day prayers. Shortly afterwards a loud uproar came from Block C where Naseem's cell was located. Two inmates then jumped out of cell C3 after its corrugated
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appeared on the list. The security guards then had gone in to round-up the listed prisoners. Naseem had resisted and had refused to leave his cell, demanding reasons for his summoning. This resistance ended up injuring a
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of Hassan Evan Naseem" and "Investigative
Findings on the Incident of Shooting at Maafushi jail" respectively. However, several sections from these public report were omitted due to national security concerns.
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Tear gas drifted through the streets of Malé in the late evening and police used force to control the mob when as they reached
Shaheed Hussain Adam Building. By 23:00, several people were arrested. President
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stations were set on fire, government buildings were attacked, and government vehicles were set on fire or destroyed by the angry mob. Among the key places target were The
Elections Division office, the
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addressed to the nation soon after controlling the riot.
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On Friday September 19, 2003, Naseem, who was serving at
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Wilson, Jamie; MacDonald, Linda (25 September 2003).
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963:"Protests in paradise: Repression in the Maldives"
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815:Evans, Judith (13 December 2006).
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1146:. 22 October 2003. Archived from
199:Injuries of the shooting incident
730:"Rioting breaks out in Maldives"
702:"'Arrests' after Maldives riots"
588:"'Arrests' after Maldives riots"
473:Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital
818:"First Person: Mariyam Manike"
189:hospital while being treated.
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623:"Maldives profile – Timeline"
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