Complaint filed over pepper spray use, obstruction of Find Moyameehaa walk
The mother of missing journalist Ahmed Rilwan filed a complaint with the human rights watchdog today over police obstruction of a peaceful memorial walk held on August 8 to mark one year after her son’s unexplained disappearance.
19 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
The mother of missing journalist Ahmed Rilwan filed a complaint with the human rights watchdog today over police obstruction of and use of pepper spray at a peaceful memorial walk held on August 8 to mark one year after her son’s unexplained disappearance.
Rilwan was last seen on CCTV footage entering the ferry terminal in Malé around 12:45am on August 8, 2014 and is believed to have been abducted at knifepoint outside his apartment building in Hulhumalé.
Aminath Easa noted in her complaint to the Human Rights Commission of Maldives (HRCM) that police officers pepper sprayed Rilwan’s family members on the front line of the march at point blank range and used excessive force.
Police officers attempted to block the march on three occasions. During one attempt, about seven police officers barged into the march and arrested Rilwan’s brother-in-law, who had walked past the officers and shoved off one policeman who had attempted to block his way.
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