Criminal Court acquits six suspects in Shifan’s murder case, despite DNA evidence
20 Mar 2013, 5:39 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
The Criminal Court has ruled that all six suspects arrested in connection with the stabbing murder of Ali Shifan are innocent and ordered their release.
The judge ruled that there was not enough evidence to convict, reported local media, despite the DNA of the victim being found under the fingernail of one of the suspects.
The six suspects were identified by the police as Ali Nabeeh, 22, of M.Nalahiyaa Manzil, Mohamed Shaifan, 18, of Male’ Dhaftharu no 3912, Razzan Abdu Rahman, 19, of Kaanimaage house in Thulhaadhoo island of Baa Atoll, Abdul Thilmeez, 20, of M.Thilmeez, Mohamed Asif, 19, of Maafahi house inKurendhoo island of Lhaviyani Atoll and Mohamed Mishaan Abdul Haadhy, 20, of M.Silver Nest.
The judge said that although the state had produced five witnesses to the court, their statements to police were contradictory.
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