Speaker of Parliament Mohamed Nasheed has stated the summarised report compiled by Presidential Commission on Investigation of Murders and Enforced Disappearances on the kidnapping and murder of Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla is handled in accordance with the policies, with the identities of the witnesses mentioned kept undisclosed.
Speaking to the media, Speaker Nasheed urged to take action against the police personnel who tampered with the investigation of the case. Nasheed said he does not believes that publicising the report is an obstacle on further investigations or hindrance on trial. He also refuted rumours that the report was not forwarded to President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih before its contents were revealed to the parliamentarians.
Furthermore, Speaker Nasheed said though the parliament is on recess, parliamentarians will continue to work with the presidential commission to investigate many other such cases.
At a press conference held at the President's Office on September 1, head of the commission Husnu Al Suood revealed investigators have successfully identified the people who abducted and then murdered local journalist Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla. He further stated the commission has acquired enough evidence to prosecute the culprits behind the murder of the journalist.
Rilwan was abducted near his residence in Hulhumale', taken to a boat, beheaded and thrown to the sea in August 2014, according to the summarised report compiled by the commission.