Police say Sri Lanka was told of Luthufee’s capture
The police blamed former governments for failing to recapture Luthfee.
01 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM
The Maldives Police Service has denied reports that their Sri Lankan counterparts had not been made aware of fugitive Abdulla Luthufee’s recapture.
In a statement released on Sunday afternoon, police said they had communicated with the Sri Lankan authorities to get clearance to extradite Luthfee after he turned himself in at the Maldives embassy on May 1.
“Since he has lived illegally in Sri Lanka for a long period, (the Maldives government) has been trying to get clearance from [the] Sri Lankan authorities and to find out if he is under investigation or wanted by the Sri Lankan authorities,” the statement said.
The police and the foreign ministry have been working together since Luthufee surrendered and expressed his wish to serve out his sentence in the Maldives, the statement said.
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