Police on Tuesday expressed concern over "attempts to twist" the motive of the gruesome murder of blogger Yameen Rasheed.
Police had made the statement after the family sent 800 letters, urging the police to speedup the murder investigation.
Speaking to Avas, police spokesperson and superintendent of police Ahmed Shifan stated that the rumours implying police turn a deaf year to the concerns of the locals are unfounded.
He also said the people are welcome to file any complaints at the police station which will be undertaken by the relevant unit adding, however, that as opposed to this people are attempting to twist the motive in the ongoing murder investigation.
“There are certain guidelines needed to be followed on letters submitted to any government offices. As for the relatives and loved ones of Yameen, we respect them and their feelings. We are also cooperating with them on our work. This is in no way rejecting their concerns, but as police there are certain morals we follow. Therefore it makes us concerned that there are attempts being made to twist the motive in the blogger’s murder investigation” said Shifan.
Shifan also added that the family is being informed of developments in the investigation and suggested to stop acting in ways which may attempt to twist the blogger’s murder motive.
The police has made one arrest in connection to the murder of renowned local blogger and social media activist Yameen Rasheed’s murder. The suspect has now been remanded for 15 days by the criminal court.
Police had previously launched a special operation to patrol the streets of the capital Male and raided several houses, believed to be connected to the gruesome stabbing murder.
The police identified suspects involved in the murder through a series of CCTV footage and have officially announced a manhunt. During an impromptu press conference last Tuesday, assistant police chief Abdulla Nawaz said the culprits believed to have murdered the blogger Yameen had been caught on CCTV camera.
Nawaz further said that the police are still reviewing more CCTV footage, and working on enhancing the images which will help identify the perpetrators better. They are also questioning suspects and pursuing leads after identifying some persons of interest, he had added.
The gruesome murder of Yameen Rasheed had left the entire nation – especially active social media uses, who Yameen was a close ally to, shaken by the news. The public has come together and started a petition to get justice for the blogger, and the petition is to be submitted to president Abdullah Yameen Abdul Gayoom.
According to Yameen’s family, he was stabbed over 16 times in the neck, head and even the face at around 3am in his own home’s stairwell.
