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Asif’s prison sentence was commuted by Solih during 2023 presidential campaign

Ismail Asif, sentenced to 10 years for a murder attempt, had his sentence commuted by then-President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih during the 2023 presidential campaign. Asif stabbed Ismail Hammad in 2019 on a boat off AA. Maalhos. Solih commuted the sentence on September 19, 2023, to five days, and Asif walked free on September 25, 2023. Asif later re-offended, attacking his brother with a machete and is currently in custody for stealing MVR 4 million from a home in Malé.

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Apr 13, 2026

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Ismail Asif, sentenced to 10 years for a murder attempt, had his sentence commuted by then-President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih during the 2023 presidential campaign. Asif stabbed Ismail Hammad in 2019 on a boat off AA. Maalhos. Solih commuted the sentence on September 19, 2023, to five days, and Asif walked free on September 25, 2023. Asif later re-offended, attacking his brother with a machete and is currently in custody for stealing MVR 4 million from a home in Malé.

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