Maldivians detained in Sri Lanka released
The two men were arrested in a security sweep after the Easter Sunday bombings.
21 May 2019, 9:00 AM
Two Maldivians arrested in Sri Lanka in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday bombings last month have been released after three weeks in custody.
The pair was released without charge on Tuesday after they were taken to court for a remand hearing, a foreign ministry official confirmed.
‘Funama’ Adam Manik and ‘Baikedi’ Hassan Manik, two activists of the ruling Maldivian Democratic Party, were arrested in Colombo on April 27 after police found literature in their house related to the Islamic State terror group.
Prior to their release, the court extended their remand detention three times.
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