Cleric summoned to police over murder coverup claims

Briefing the press Wednesday, Superintendent Ahmed Shifan said no such information was shared during the investigation or brought to police attention since then, accusing the religious scholar of trying to sow discord, create fear and cause loss of public confidence in the police.

Sheikh Ilyas made the claim “to serve personal and political purposes” and to influence the September 23 presidential election, the police spokesman said.

He questioned why Ilyas failed to alert the police during the past six years, “either officially or unofficially.”