Hassan Evan Naseem

[2] This incident was reported to Maafushi Jail Office by the security unit in writing, along with two separate lists of people who crossed the partitions.

The Officer-in-Charge of the Maafushi Jail Security Unit, Captain Adam Mohamed, exaggerated the matter to police headquarters at Malé.

When he no longer responded, he was taken to Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in the early morning of 20 September 2003.

When his mother, Mariyam Manike, visited him in the hospital she noticed how sand was in his ears, and his eyes were soiled.

To control this unrest NSS personnel at Maafushi shot several unarmed prisoners killing 3 and injuring 17 others.

The government controlled the unrest by around 2300hrs and declared a State of Emergency, for the first time in the country's history, in Malé and nearby islands.

President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom established a presidential commission on 20 September 2003, to investigate the death of Evan Naseem and the shooting incident at Maafushi Prison.

[9] The findings of the commission were released to the public with the title "Report on the Death of Hassan Evan Naseem".