Four plead not guilty in Yaamin's murder

Four people charged in the murder of the social media activist, Yaamin Rasheed, has pleaded not guilty.

At the closed hearing held at the Criminal Court, today, the four suspects that made the plea are Ismail Haisham, Ahmed Zihan Ismail, Hassan Shifaz (Malé City) and Mohamed Dhifran (Gaafu Dhaalu Gaddhoo).

The lawyers of Ismail Rasheed and Hussain Ziyad, the other suspects, said that the charge against their clients does not specify as to how they are involved in the killing.

Yaamin Rasheed was killed in the early hours of 23 April 207.

All six people are charged with first degree murder with a sharp object. As they did in the preliminary hearings, the defence lawyers complained that they have not received all the documents from the authorities.

The Prosecutor General's Office said that only some of the hearings will be help behind closed doors.

At a police press conference, they have said that Yaamin was followed from his work on the night of 22 April 2017 around 2:23 a.m. by two people. And they followed him up to the no.3 jetty.

The Police said they know the people behind the murder and are being investigated but there are no political connections.