Social media celebrity, loyal to Adeeb, arrested in Sri Lanka
The police have confirmed Ahmed Ashraf, aka Shumba Gong’s arrest. The 18-year-old had tweeted that he was in danger and that “some people smashed my doors trying to come in.”
01 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
A Maldivian social media celebrity loyal to detained Vice President Ahmed Adeeb has been arrested in Sri Lanka on suspicion of links to a blast on President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat.
The police have confirmed Ahmed Ashraf’s arrest. The 18-year-old is known as Shumba Gong on Twitter.
At 4:30pm, Ashraf tweeted that he was in danger and that “some people smashed my doors trying to come in.”
He is among eight men the security forces have declared a hunt for. All eight are Adeeb’s associates. The vice president is the main suspect in the blast and is in police custody now.
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