Court Dismisses Charges Against Suspects in Murders of Rilwan and Yameen

The Criminal Court dismissed charges against Ismail Abdul Raheem and Ahmed Muaz in the murders of journalist Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla and blogger Yameen Rasheed, citing insufficient evidence. Both were released from house arrest. Ahmed Ismail's terrorism charges were also dismissed earlier. Rilwan disappeared on August 7, 2014, and is believed to have been abducted and killed by ISIS/al-Qaeda extremists, per the DDCom. Yameen was killed on April 23, 2017, while advocating for Rilwan. In the Yameen murder trial, only Haisham Rasheed and Ahmed Zihan Ismail received life sentences; others were acquitted, with state appealing two acquittals.

The Criminal Court dismissed charges against Ismail Abdul Raheem and Ahmed Muaz in the murders of journalist Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla and blogger Yameen Rasheed, citing insufficient evidence. Both were released from house arrest. Ahmed Ismail's terrorism charges were also dismissed earlier. Rilwan disappeared on August 7, 2014, and is believed to have been abducted and killed by ISIS/al-Qaeda extremists, per the DDCom. Yameen was killed on April 23, 2017, while advocating for Rilwan. In the Yameen murder trial, only Haisham Rasheed and Ahmed Zihan Ismail received life sentences; others were acquitted, with state appealing two acquittals.

The Criminal Court dismissed charges against Ismail Abdul Raheem and Ahmed Muaz in the murders of journalist Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla and blogger Yameen Rasheed, citing insufficient evidence. Both were released from house arrest. Ahmed Ismail's terrorism charges were also dismissed earlier. Rilwan disappeared on August 7, 2014, and is believed to have been abducted and killed by ISIS/al-Qaeda extremists, per the DDCom. Yameen was killed on April 23, 2017, while advocating for Rilwan. In the Yameen murder trial, only Haisham Rasheed and Ahmed Zihan Ismail received life sentences; others were acquitted, with state appealing two acquittals.

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