Lawyer arrested for obstruction of Yameen murder investigation released
A criminal defence lawyer arrested on charges of obstructing the investigation into the brutal murder of liberal blogger Yameen Rasheed has been released.
21 May 2017, 9:00 AM
A criminal defence lawyer arrested on charges of obstructing the investigation into the brutal murder of liberal blogger Yameen Rasheed has been released.
Ali Shah was arrested on the night of May 14 with a court warrant. Two days later, he was transferred by the criminal court to five days under house arrest.
He was reportedly granted a conditional release by the criminal court Saturday when he was brought to a remand hearing. Details of the conditions remain unclear.
An informed source previously told the Maldives Independent that Shah was representing one of the six suspects arrested in connection with the murder.
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