Official arrested on suspicion of plotting to kill judge
A senior policy executive at the ministry was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of plotting to assassinate High Court Judge Shujau Usman.
06 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM
A senior policy executive at the education ministry was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of plotting to assassinate High Court Judge Shujau Usman.
The criminal court on Wednesday remanded Ibrahim Haneef to police custody for 10 days.
According to local media, he was arrested on suspicion of planning to hire a gang to assault and kill the high court judge.
A police spokeswoman confirmed to the Maldives Independent that an investigation is underway into an alleged plan to assassinate a judge.
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