Maldives immigration retains passport of Sheikh Ilyas
He said nine people were killed to cover up the murder of a lawmaker.
22 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives Immigration has retained the passport of Sheikh Ilyas Hussain from the opposition Adhaalath Party.
The prominent scholar is under investigation for a speech he made at a rally earlier this month.
His passport was retained with a warrant from Addu City Hithadhoo magistrate court and comes on the eve of a presidential election.
Police summoned him for questioning on August 5 over “dangerous” claims that nine people were killed to cover up the murder of MP Afrasheem Ali in October 2012.
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