Police apprehend Fariyash in Malé, soldiers authorized to shoot in search for Shahum
21 Oct 2014, 6:12 PM
Zaheena Rasheed
Maldives Police Services have apprehended escaped convict Fariyash Ahmed at a café in Malé this afternoon.
Fariyash, 26 years, of Gaaf Alif Atoll Maamendhoo Island escaped from Maafushi Jail along with Ibrahim Shahum Adam, of Galholu Cozy in Malé, where both were serving a life sentence for murder on Friday (October 17).
Home Minister Umar Naseer at a press conference today said Fariyash was arrested while drinking a coffee by himself at Tatians café in the Henveiru ward of Malé. He had shaved his beard off, taken off his glasses and was wearing a wig.
Naseer said Fariyash is under interrogation regarding Shahum’s whereabouts, and said an armed group of soldiers will be working with the police in the search.
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