Yameen’s father appeals for foreign involvement in murder probe
Despite claiming to have identified two suspects, the police have yet to make any arrests a week after the 29-year-old was found with multiple stab wounds in the stairway of his apartment building.
30 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM
The father of murdered blogger Yameen Rasheed has sought help from diplomats and international organisations in Sri Lanka to pressure the Maldivian government to carry out an independent investigation with foreign involvement.
“I don’t trust the police investigation,” Hussain Rasheed, 54, told the foreign press in Colombo on Friday.
Despite claiming to have identified two suspects, the police have yet to make any arrests a week after the 29-year-old was found with multiple stab wounds in the stairway of his apartment building.
Yameen’s father said the police had acted suspiciously after the murder by washing the crime scene, repainting the blood-spattered wall, and preventing anyone from taking photographs.
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