The Maldives Police Service has appealed for public assistance as it searches for fugitive Ibrahim Shahum, 20, of Galholhu Cozy, the principal suspect in the gang-related murder of 21-year old Ahusan Basheer last week.
Shahum was arrested in August last year in connection with the murder of 17-year old Mohamed Hussein on July 30, 2010, which occured near the Maaziya playground in Male’. The suspect had later turned himself in after three weeks of police searches.
However, he was released six months later on 17 February by Criminal Court Chief Judge Abdulla Mohamed after police claimed that the Health Ministry had not complied with requests for the medico-legal report from Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGHM), where the victim died while undergoing treatment.
According to Haveeru, Chief Judge Abdulla Mohamed observed that six months was “a bit too much” to respond to a police request, ordering the release of the suspect “to hold [Health Minister] Aminath Jameel responsible.”
A statement issued by police on Thursday notes that upon request the Prosecutor General’s Office appealed the Criminal Court ruling three days later.
“Police are extremely concerned about such incidents. The Maldives Police Service will be taking special measures to curb the rising crime in society,” read the statement that also appealed for the cooperation of the authorities and the public to aid police efforts.
Meanwhile, the authorities continue to shift blame after the Criminal Court last week issued a statement defending the court from public criticism over the release of dangerous suspects. The Criminal Court stressed that persons brought before it had constitutional rights and should be considered innocent until proven guilty.
The statement claims that court records show a number of defendants brought before the court had previously been sentenced to jail and “none of the relevant authorities of the state could prove that any of these people had been released to society on a Criminal Court order.”
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in the meanwhile shahum strikes again and again and takes human lives with no care in the world! what a society we live in,where the locals,the government and the courts have no respect for human lives! no care to bring criminals to justice and see what happens..they are getting more power and freedom to create mayhem in the society!!
Yeah, very easy to shift the blame on each other. Why dont both the authorities work together to upload the rule of law, and to work for the betterment of the society.
And while you are point out the rights of shahum, what about other peoples rights? What about the right to life, who the ones who he murdered?
Does only criminals have rights in our country? :@