Criminal Court has set the remand period for five suspects who were arrested in connection to the attack on three police officers.

A crime gang active in Henveiru ward of Male' City had attacked three Police officers last Friday morning, with wooden planks and bricks.

Police revealed that under a court order, six had been arrested on Wednesday night. Their ages were 18, 19, 20, and 21. Three of the suspects are 20 years of age.

Upon being presented to the court for a remand hearing, the court had ordered to remand them all till the end of their hearing, except for one of the 20-year-olds who was given a period of 30 days for remand.

Commissioner of Police Mohamed Hameed had previously revealed that the three police officers were from the Drug Enforcement Department (DED), though the reason behind the attack remained unclear.

Police have since arrested ten suspects over different days, and are currently investigating the case further.