Attack on PG Shameem: Two arrested jailed pending trial’s end

The two suspects who were arrested in connection to the brutal attack on Prosecutor General Hussain Shameem have been remanded in custody pending the outcome of their trials.

Shameem had been out jogging on a street in Male’ City on Wednesday morning, when he was attacked with a weapon by two people on a motorbike.

He fractured his left arm in the attack.

The arrests of two suspects in connection to the case were announced by the Police during a press conference on Thursday.

Police, in a message to the media providing an update on the case, said the two arrestees, when presented before the Criminal Court, were remanded in custody pending the outcome of their trials.

Speaking at Thursday’s press briefing, Commissioner of Police Ali Shujau  said the police had launched an immediate investigation following the attack, utilizing all its resources.

The police believe it likely there are more people behind the attack, based on past experience with similar cases.

The attack had come just after the security the police had been providing to Shameem due to a court case ended.

The Prosecutor General’s Office, the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) has strengthened Shameem’s security in the wake of the attack.