Passport revoked for suspect in stabbing of Nasheed’s lawyer
The immigration department has revoked the passport of Hussain Shafraz, a suspect wanted in connection with the near-fatal stabbing of Mahfooz Saeed on September 4 last year. The lawyer narrowly after undergoing surgery to remove a knife lodged three inches deep above his left ear.
10 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM
The immigration department has revoked the passport of a suspect wanted in connection with the near-fatal stabbing of Mahfooz Saeed, a member of former President Mohamed Nasheed’s legal team.
Local and international authorities have been informed of the cancellation of Hussain Shafraz’s passport, the department said in a statement on Thursday.
If he wishes to return and hand himself over to the police, it added, a travel document will be issued once Shafraz contacts the department through the foreign ministry.
Maldivians who refuse to return to the country despite facing criminal charges are not entitled to hold a passport, the department said.
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