Maldives Police Service (MPS) has arrested Ahmed Ismail (Buru Ahandhu), Ahmed Muaz (Gut Mua) and Ismail Abdul Raheem (Isu) in connection the murder cases of Ahmed Rilwan and Yameen Rasheed.

Police confirmed that the three were arrested in relation to the murder cases. They further added in a statement that all three men were suspected of involvement in committing acts of terrorism in planning and executing the crimes related to the two cases and facilitating the crimes.

The three were arrested under a court order.

Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla was last seen on August 8, 2014. He is believed to have been abducted and murdered. Yameen Rasheed, 29, was a prominent blogger and rights activist, who was stabbed to death in the stairwell of his residence in Male’ City on April 23, 2017.