Ex-minister released, Hamid remains detained in Malaysia
Ex cabinet minister Mohamed Hussain Shareef has been released from police custody in Malaysia, but Hamid Ismail, an influential businessman wanted on suspicion of links to an explosion on President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat, remains detained, credible sources have confirmed.
29 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Ex-cabinet minister Mohamed Hussain Shareef has been released from police custody in Malaysia, but Hamid Ismail, an influential businessman wanted on suspicion of links to an explosion on President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat, remains detained, credible sources have confirmed.
Shareef and Hamid were arrested along with two others from an apartment in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, the source familiar with the matter said.
Shareef, who quit Yameen’s cabinet last week, was released hours later, the source said.
A police spokesman confirmed Hamid’s arrest, but insisted today that no other individual was arrested in the joint special operation conducted with the Malaysian police.
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