Hundreds sign petition calling for credible investigation of Yameen’s murder
Hundreds of people have been signing a petition to be sent to parliament and the commissioner calling for a credible investigation into the murder of liberal blogger Yameen Rasheed and the abduction of journalist Ahmed Rilwan.
01 May 2017, 9:00 AM
Hundreds of people have been signing a petition calling for a credible investigation into the murder of liberal blogger Yameen Rasheed and the abduction of journalist Ahmed Rilwan.
The police have yet to make any arrests a week after the 29-year-old writer and IT professional was found with multiple stab wounds in the stairway of his apartment building.
A young man was arrested Monday afternoon near Yameen’s home in Malé, but the police declined to say whether it was in connection with the murder. The police also cordoned off the area in the Maafanu ward of the capital and searched the man’s home.
After claiming to have identified two suspects from security camera footage, the police informed Yameen’s family on Saturday that their identity remains unknown because they were in disguise, sparking outrage on social media yesterday.
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