"Investigations into terror attack against Ex-Pres. Nasheed proceed with guidance from foreign experts"

Commissioner of Police Mohamed Hameed has stated that the Maldives Police Service (MPS) have been conducting investigations on the 6 May Terror Attack against former president and Speaker of Parliament Mohamed Nasheed in accordance with guidance from foreign experts.

In a tweet posted on Sunday. CP Hameed stated that the Maldives Police Service (MPS) were conducting highly organized investigations into the assassination attempt against former president Nasheed, and stated that their operations were based around guidance of foreign experts aiding investigations in this case.

CP Hameed further requested that any and all parties with knowledge on the events leading up to the attack step forward and share the information with MPS through their hotline at 9704000. CP Hameed also appealed for parties refrain from obstructing the investigation and remarks devaluing efforts of law enforcement officers in a way that may reduce public confidence in the investigation process.

Abbas Faiz, a British national, was appointed as a Special Envoy to the Government of Maldives on Thursday by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih to monitor the investigation, prosecution and trial of the terrorist attack against Speaker Nasheed. With more than 30 years of experience in monitoring human rights in the South Asian region, Abbas was previously employed at Amnesty International as the most senior advisor to the Secretary-General on the countries in his brief, and has published several papers on the human rights situation in the Maldives.

Four people have been arrested following the terror attack which targeted former president Nasheed on 6 May. All four are currently in remand, and three suspects have not guilty to the charges raised against them in court. Police and Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) have been conducting a number of special operations against religious extremism and terror across the Maldives following the assassination attempt against Speaker Mohamed Nasheed. Nine people were arrested in an operation conducted earlier in Addu City with suspected links to the terrorist attack against Nasheed, with authorities also having seized a number of objects and belongings believed to be critical for investigations in this case.