Politics

Parliamentary probe launched into jihadi group

The group is accused of murdering a lawmaker and journalist.

19 Nov 2019, 9:00 AM
Parliament’s security services committee has decided to launch an inquiry into a local extremist group accused of murdering a lawmaker and a journalist.
A presidential commission formed to investigate enforced disappearances and unresolved murders concluded that a hardline group affiliated with al-Qaeda killed MP Afrasheem Ali, a moderate religious scholar, in October 2012 and abducted and murdered Maldives Independent journalist Ahmed Rilwan in August 2014.
In light of the commission’s findings, the oversight committee decided to,

Find out further details about the jihadi organisation, their numbers and activities

Find out the financial transactions carried out in contracting MP Afrasheem’s killers and how the money had been circulated.

List extremist groups and ensure legal action.

Find out who had prior knowledge about the murder of MP Afrasheem but did not take necessary action.

Find out the extent of police negligence if any that could have led to the murder.

Find out where the alleged accomplices to the murder are now.

Insist that necessary action is taken following the report.

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