Journalist’s family marks one year of disappearance with moment of silence
Meanwhile, New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has sent a letter to President Abdulla Yameen calling on the government to ensure a credible and independent investigation into the journalist’s disappearance.
08 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Family and friends of missing Minivan News journalist Ahmed Rilwan observed a minute of silence at the Hulhumalé ferry terminal in Malé at 12:44am last night to mark one year after his disappearance.
Rilwan was last seen on CCTV footage entering the ferry terminal and is believed to have been abducted at knifepoint outside his apartment building in suburb Hulhumalé.
Rilwan’s mother, Aminath Easa, and his sisters broke down into tears at the brief ceremony.
Police continue to maintain that there is no conclusive evidence linking a reported abduction outside his apartment building to Rilwan’s disappearance. The abduction occurred around the time Rilwan would have reached home and no other person was reported missing in Hulhumalé or elsewhere in the Maldives.
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