Maldives Police Service on Saturday evening summoned the Communications Director of President's Office Hassan Ismail over sexual harassment allegations.

Earlier, the editor of local news agency 'The Edition' formally filed complaints alleging the President's Office Director of sexual harassment and misconduct.

The Edition's editor, Rae Munawwar in a recent tweet confirms she had officially lodged complaints of sexual harassment against the incumbent Communications Director on 4 February 2020.

Moreover, she further notes that no action was taken about her formal case lodge in the tweet in which she had inquired the Maldives President over the inaction.

Although President's Office Communications Director Hassan Ismail was summoned to Maldives Police, the authority did not exactly disclose that he was summoned to question in relation to the said case.