Police reveal Yameen Rasheed’s murder suspects
Of the seven suspects in custody, Ismail Rasheed, 25, Ismail Haisham Rasheed, 21, and Ahmed Zihan Ismail, 22, have been identified as the prime suspects who committed the murder, the police said.
19 Jun 2017, 9:00 AM
The police have revealed the identities of three young men accused of killing liberal blogger Yameen Rasheed on April 23.
Of the seven suspects in custody, Ismail Rasheed, 25, Ismail Haisham Rasheed, 21, and Ahmed Zihan Ismail, 22, have been identified as the prime suspects who committed the murder, the police said in a statement Sunday night.
Ismail Rasheed has a criminal record for gang violence and Haisham Rasheed served a prison sentence on a charge of robbery using a dangerous weapon.
The police said investigators analysed more than 1,850 hours of CCTV footage and 40,000 photographs of individuals aged between 20 and 40 to locate the suspects. The police also used government databases and sought advice from foreign and local experts.
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