Rilwan was abducted, confirms police
The Maldives police have confirmed links between The Maldives Independent reporter Ahmed Rilwan’s disappearance and an abduction reported outside his apartment building on August 8, 2014, some 600 days ago.
02 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
The Maldives police say they have established links between the disappearance of The Maldives Independent reporter Ahmed Rilwan and an abduction reported outside his apartment on August 8, 2014, some 600 days ago.
Chief Inspector Abdulla Satheeh confirmed today allegations made by human rights NGO, the Maldivian Democracy Network, in a 2014 comprehensive report into Rilwan’s disappearance, and said that members of Malé’s Kuda Henveiru gang had followed Rilwan for over two hours on the night he went missing.
The police now believe Rilwan was abducted at knifepoint outside his apartment and taken into a red car that belongs to Aalif Rauf, a senior member of Kuda Henveiru, Satheeh said.
DNA analysis of hairs lifted from the trunk of Aalif’s car matched that of Rilwan’s mother, Satheeh said.
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