Judge sentences thief to a year in bird cage

A Maldivian judge has sentenced a thief who stole a parrot to a year in a bird cage.

"People who steal birds deserve to be be behind bars and caged," the judge said in passing the sentence.

Department of Penitentiary and Rehabilitation Services is discussing with MDP to hand over the bird cage at Usfasgandu to imprison the man as there are currently no bird cages at Maafushi prison.