The day after Haveeru ran an article titled, 'Top dogs of Male’ Drugs Ring arrested', the nation's headline news was the tragic death of a young man by gang violence.
It was reported that one of the two men arrested for drugs had bought a plot of land in Male’ last year for a sum of Rf 2 million. He is currently building a five-storey building on the plot. It was also reported that the same person travels frequently to Dubai, having already made more than 50 trips there since last year; an average of once every two weeks in Business Class. It is not clear whether this man's travels to Dubai had anything to with trafficking of drugs. As alleged, if he is one of the kingpin drug dealers to Maldives, how did he manage to escape the authorities and continue for so long?
Senseless violence has caused the death of a young man of 21 and twenty six people have been arrested in connection with the incident. According to the father of the deceased, his son had received a death threat about six days back. It is really sad that in the tranquil land of the 100 per cent Muslims, Maldivians are unable to feel safe anymore.
A worrisome sign of the psychotic nature of our people much like ancient Romans who enjoyed the gladiators brutal death fights inside their Colosseum is revealed when it is reported that there were some people who apparently stood silent spectators when the horror of a gang murder took place right in the midst of our small tightly knit community.
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In the face of such mad, violent individuals indiscriminant in their ways, I doubt anyone would choose to challenge and instead retire to mere be spectators. The risks to oneself and loved ones are too great - since gangs are known to retaliate later... Would you have stepped up??
Jaa,
Sure thing man! We'll get skinned alive and get a knife in our head if WE tried to physically stop the violence.
But hey, we don't have to. There is a huge gang, most of whom have volunteered, trained, and taken oath to do that and other things: The Police!!! It is not the same when an institution takes action!
BTW, Jaa where are you these days?
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