Intel officers in Rilwan's case returned to work at the end of last year

The two police officers in the case of murdered journalist Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla were brought back to active duty at the end of last year after they had been sidelined due to the case. 

The two officers were called back during the transition period between the two administrations following last year's elections.

The two officers named in the  Presidential Commission on Disappearances and Deaths (DDCOM) Mohamed Jinah (Service Number 4493) and Ibrahim Riffath (Service Number 3246) were alleged to have tried to make a copy of Ahmed Rilwan's passport to depict that he had died after traveling to Syria for Jihad.

The Attorney General has ordered the arrest of the two officers and the case be investigated. Former Home Minister Umar Naseer has stated that the two officers were called back to duty by the current administration when they had been dismissed from the force.

However, Police have informed that two officers in question were never dismissed from the force. Their case was under investigation by the Professional Standards Command and they had been kept away from duty since July 13, 2017. The two officers were brought back to duty on November 7, 2018, according to Police.

The two officers were brought back during the transitional period of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's government. The period had seen many other officers and soldiers brought back from suspensions handed down by the previous administration.

The two officers have once again been sidelined from the force, however, they have not yet been suspended. They have also not been arrested yet citing a lack of evidence against them. Police have stated that it was only the DDCOM that can order the arrest of the two due to Presidential Commission laws.