53. 马尔代夫政府拒绝接受关于 Mahloof 先生过去曾遭受出于政治动机之骚扰的指控，指出警方是在接到有关 Mahloof 先生指称现总统及其夫人银行账户内的钱款有问题的投诉后，于 2016 年 2 月 7 日和 12 日传唤他的。警方随后将该投诉归档，因为没有证据显示 Mahloof 先生犯下任何罪行。Mahloof 先生2016 年 3 月 11 日因在公共集会过程中不遵守警方指令和阻挠警方执行公务而被捕，因为他给一个推搡、攻击警员的人帮忙。Mahloof 先生还企图从警方手中逃脱。Mahloof 先生于 2016 年 3 月 18 日获释。总检察长在研究案件后决定不予起诉。
53. The Government rejects the allegations that Mr. Mahloof had been subject to politically motivated harassment in the past, noting that his summons by the police on 7 and 12 February 2016 was carried out following a complaint that he had made allegations regarding money in the bank account of the current President and his wife. The police subsequently filed this complaint, as there was no evidence that Mr. Mahloof had committed any offence. Mr. Mahloof was arrested on 11 March 2016 for disobeying police orders and obstructing police duty during a public rally, as he assisted a person who had pushed and assaulted a police officer. He also attempted to flee from the police. Mr. Mahloof was released on 18 March 2016. The Prosecutor General decided not to file charges after reviewing the case.