241 committee seeks updates on investigation into death threat against speaker

The Committee on National Security Service, or 241 committee has met with police to seek updates on the investigation into the death threat made against Speaker and former President Mohamed Nasheed on social media.

The meeting to make inquiries was confidential as the case is still under investigation.

The individual who made threats on the former president and speaker was arrested on August 23. Police confirmed the 40-year-old's arrest from Meedhoo island in Raa atoll, under a court order. He was issued a 15-day remand by the Ungoofaaru Magistrate Court the next day. Further, he is to have been given an additional 15 days for contempt of court, however, no further details were disclosed.

The suspect threatened to "do what was done to Abu Jahl on Day of Badr" to Nasheed, if he returned from abroad.

Former President Nasheed remains abroad after leaving the country to seek medical attention following an assassination attempt in Maldives' congested capital Male' on May 6. He sustained near-fatal injuries in the blast, and underwent 16 hours of "life-saving" surgery at ADK Hospital. He is currently in the United Kingdom (UK), having traveled there from Germany for further treatment for the injuries he faced in the attack. 

The 241 committee also conducted an inquiry into the security failure to the Speaker in response to the attack.

Police have arrested 10 suspects in relation to the bombing, and four were charged earlier this month; investigations into five are still ongoing while one suspect was released from custody following the prosecutor general's decision to not press charges against him.

While Nasheed had revealed plans to return to Maldives in September, he is being advised against doing so until the conclusion of the investigation and trial into his murder attempt, as well as the government implements the 241 committee's recommendations to strengthen the security forces.