Search operation conducted for Rilwan murder probe
Several buildings were raided as armed soldiers patrolled the capital.
11 Sep 2019, 9:00 AM
The Maldives police conducted a special operation on Tuesday to search multiple residences in Malé, the capital’s suburb Hulhumalé and the southernmost Addu City.
The operation is still ongoing, police spokeswoman Izmia Zahir told the Maldives Independent on Wednesday morning.
It was launched to execute court orders obtained by a presidential commission for its probe into the abduction of journalist Ahmed Rilwan, the spokeswoman previously told the press.
Nine homes were searched on Tuesday. The buildings raided were connected to suspects named by the commission when the findings of its 10-month inquiry were disclosed last week. The Maldives Independent journalist was murdered five years ago by a local extremist group with alleged links to al-Qaeda, the commission concluded.
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