Police submits Asward assault cases for prosecution
17 Apr 2013, 5:49 PM
Police have submitted cases against two suspects for prosecution on charges of assaulting Raajje TV reporter Ibrahim ‘Asward’ Waheed in February.
Police Spokesperson Chief-Inspector Hassan Haneef told Minivan News today that the cases had been forwarded to the Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) yesterday (April 16), adding that the investigation into the murder attempt was still ongoing.
Police said evidence uncovered during the investigation implicated the suspects Ahmed Vishan, 22, M. Carinlight Northside, and Hassan Raihan, 19, G. Fehima, in the crime.
Asward, 22, news head of the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)-aligned broadcaster Raajje TV, was attacked with an iron rod at 1:18am on February 23 while riding a motorbike near the artificial beach area of Male’.
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