Police refused foreign forensic help in Yameen case

Hassan Ugail, who is an expert in facial recognition, offered help through his British forensic expert contacts to independently analyse video material related to the crime, but was declined by the state.

“I recall, following the brutal murder of  @yaamyn I offered help for free through some of the British forensic expert contacts I have, to independently analyse the video material related to the crime. The authorities, for whichever reason, weren’t so keen to take up the offer,” tweeted the scientist who works at the University of Bradford.

He made the comment in relation to the state’s recent denial of third party forensic investigation for a bribery case involving embattled lawmaker Faris Maumoon.