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Cecilia Jastrzembska, UK reality TV star, arrested in Maldives for wearing a bikini

A 26-year-old British woman who has appeared on TV shows “First Dates” and “Ninja Warrior UK” was arrested for wearing a bikini in the Maldives — accusing three male cops of “sexually assaulting” her, according to reports.

Cecilia Jastrzembska was arrested after strolling past a mosque and a school on Maafushi, an island in the Maldives where it is illegal to wear bikinis except on designated beaches because of strict Muslim Sharia laws, the Sun of the UK reported.

Video of the incident shows Jastrzembska, who describes herself as a parliamentary adviser at the House of Commons, thrashing as she is being arrested.

“You are sexually assaulting me!” she yells at the three officers as her male friend tries to cover part of her body with a small towel.





“Anyone who gets in my personal space I’m going to have a problem with,” she is heard screaming.

Maldives Police Commissioner Mohamed Hameed later issued a public apology over the incident, saying it appeared to have been “badly handled,” and the woman was released after spending an hour and a half in custody Thursday.

“Tourists on local islands are requested to respect the community’s cultural sensitivities and local regulations by restricting the wearing of swimwear to certain areas of the island where local communities live,” police said, according to the UK’s Standard.

“Maldives Police Services sincerely apologizes to the tourist and the public for the regretful manner in which this incident took place.”

Police said they received a complaint that a woman was “inappropriately clad” and “inebriated” while walking on a main road Thursday afternoon.





Three officers approached the woman, who “refused to comply” with local regulations and “showed resistance,” police said in a statement.

The UK’s travel advice for the Maldives states that visitors to the Indian Ocean country should be “sensitive to local dress standards when visiting non-resort islands.”

The country, which comprises about 1,200 small islands, is located about 400 miles southwest of Sri Lanka.





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