Man sentenced for possession of porn film featuring Cabinet Minister

By Ahmed Nazeer, Minivan News

The Criminal Court yesterday sentenced a man to six months imprisonment after the court found him guilty of possession of pornography featuring a Cabinet Minister.

The Criminal Court identified the person as Ali Jinah of Gulhi in Kaafu Atoll.

The Court said the police officers who went to search Jinah’s house on last year October discovered eight magazines containing pornographic pictures, one file containing large number of pornographic pictures and one CD containing a porn film featuring a Cabinet Minister of Maldives.

Jinah was sentenced for possessing contraband.

The Court said Jinah denied the charges, claiming that the police did not find the materials inside his room and that he had never showed such materials to anyone.

The Criminal Court said that according to the word of the police officers who went to the scene, “it is known that the materials were found inside Jinah’s room.”

"We take such matters very seriously. Any attempt to ruin the reputation of a Cabinet Minister by possessing porn films featuring a Minister will be dealt with prompt arrest and prosecution," Cabinet Secretary Captain Abdulla Saeed told Minivan News.

Government to pioneer porn industry in Maldives

The government of Maldives signed an agreement today with Vivid Entertainment of America to develop a porn industry in the Maldives.

"The Cabinet has decided to develop a porn industry in Maldives to increase job opportunities for school-leavers and boost the Maldivian economy," Cabinet Secretary Captain Abdulla Saeed told reporters.

The porn industry will be developed under the Public Private Partnership Programme (PPP). State-of-the-art production facilities will be developed in Aarah, the venue for the recently held Hay Festival.

"The President rarely uses Aarah as a retreat now and the government has decided to allocate the island to develop the porn industry," Saeed said.

By forming a partnership with Vivid Entertainment, a market leader in the adult entertainment, the government hopes to gain a return on investment within a short period of time.

The President has formed a four-member committee to oversee the development of a porn industry in Maldives. The committee consist of one member from the Cabinet, one representative of Invest Maldives, one representative of Ministry of Finance and one representative of Ministry of Islamic Affairs. The newly appointed Minister of Transport, Communication and Civil Aviation Mr Adil Saleem will chair the committee.

The porn industry earns billions of dollars worldwide each year.

Press Secretary Zuhair's niece to be appointed Tourism Minister

Local media today reported President's Press Secretary Mohamed Zuhair's niece is to be appointed as Tourism Minister of Maldives.

"Zuhair's family is experienced in tourism. His brother-in-law Sim Ibrahim Mohamed has been managing Maldives Association of Tourism Industry for more than a decade. Zuhair's sister Dr Mariyam Zulfa was once the editor of the travel publication Explore Maldives," said Cabinet Secretary Kosheege Abdulla Saeed who is also known as Captain Abdulla Saeed.

To overcome the challenges the tourism industry is experiencing in the wake of the fake wedding at Vilu Reef Resort, the President has decided to appoint a competent Tourism Minister. Zuhair's niece will be the youngest member of the Cabinet.