Investigative Commission to look into 24 cases

The Commission formed to investigate the deaths and missing persons cases has said that they will be looking into 24 cases.

Chairperson of the Commission, Husnu Suood, at the President’s Office press conference today said that 24 cases have been set for investigation when they opened to public inquiry.

Suood announced all 24 cases which include the murder of MP Dr. Afrashim Ali, blogger, Yaamin Rasheed and the Maldivian student, Raudha Athif, who was found dead in Bangladesh along with the disappearance of the journalist, Ahmed Rilwan.

He said that two of these cases are public inquiries.

The cases being investigated by the Commission are:

1. Murder of Dr. Afrashim Ali
2. Murder of Ibrahim Agil near MMA
3. A death in 2014
4. Death of AHmed Vishal in Laamu atoll Kalaidhoo
5. Muder of Mohamed Anas
6. Death of Nadhal Rasheed
7. Death of Moosa Naeem at Dhoonidhoo Jail
8. Death of Ali Abdulla in jail
9. Death of Raudha Athif
10. Death of Abdulla Rasheed Mohamed
11. Death of Abdulshukoor Abdulla
12. Murder of Yaamin Rasheed
13. Murder of Ahmed Nazeef Shaukath found killed in Adi Park
14. Death of Mohamed Shahud
15. Murder of the Bangladeshi national, Shaheen Mia
16. Murder of  Ali Ziyadham in Laamu atoll Mundoo
17. Two deaths in Malé City in 2016
18. Murder of Ahmed Jailam Shakir (Hundred Flower, Male’ City)
19. Death of Nashid Moosa at Fuvahmulah City
20. Death of a five-month year old baby at the Kudakudhinge Hiyaa orphanage in 2016

Public inquiries taken by the Commission:

1. Disappearance of Ahmed Misfaaq, who went missing from the special needs center
2. Disappearance of Mohamed Shafeeu Ibrahim
3. Disappearance of Abdulla Maail
4. Disappearance of the journalist, Ahmed Rilwan

At the press conference today, Suood said that the murder of Mohamed Ibthihal is not on the list because they are in talks with the family to launch an investigation. Suood assured that it is a case that will be investigated by the Commission.