Anas murder

Anas murder suspects plead not guilty

By Maldives Times December 19, 2017 2 min read

Five out of seven suspects standing trial for the murder of Mohamed Anas pleaded not guilty at the criminal court on Monday. Usman Shareef, 23, Ahmed Zayan, 19, Mohamed Shaz, 21, and Afrah Abdul Razzaq, 21, are accused of carrying out the murder while Junaih Abdulla, 19, Hassan Mahfooz, 22, and Simah Moosa, 23, were charged with aiding and […]

Anas murdered in case of mistaken identity, police reveals

By Maldives Times November 2, 2017 3 min read

Mohamed Anas was brutally murdered because he was mistaken by his assailants for a member of a rival gang, the police have revealed. Anas, a 25-year-old speedboat captain from the island of Meedhoo in Raa atoll, was stabbed to death by a group of masked men inside a motorcycle shop in Malé around 9:15 pm on […]