Razeen was found with multiple stab wounds, lying face down in an abandoned paddy field near the Tumbovila Bridge in Sri Lanka.
Razeen was found with multiple stab wounds, lying face down in an abandoned paddy field near the Tumbovila Bridge in Sri Lanka.
Maldives police had arrested Ibrahim Abdul Rahman in April last year after accusing him of funding the 'hit' on Razeen.
Rahman has been charged on two counts including accessory to murder.
The Sri Lankan police had arrested a Maldivian man and his Sri Lankan accomplice in Colombo at the time.
Sri Lankan police had said Razeen was killed for a contract of MVR15million (USD986,000). Rahman had reportedly first tried to carry out the killing, but contracted the murder to the Maldivian man who was arrested by the Sri Lankan police.
The Sri Lankan police had found the van used in the murder, the murder weapon and Razeen’s his smart watch, which, had details of the messages received to his phone, and calls made to and from his phone. The two men arrested in Sri Lanka had reportedly confessed to the crime.
Maldives police said Rahman had received pictures as proof of Razeen's murder from the two in Colombo. Police had also discovered that Rahman had transferred money from his account to the killer's account.
Police say Razeen's murder was a revenge killing, after he had reportedly been involved in the killing of one of Rahman's close relatives in Maldives.
Razeen was a prime suspect in the fatal stabbing of Ali Ishar in December 2007.
He had turned himself to police after an Interpol red notice was issued, but did not face trial due to lack of evidence.
