Malé, Maldives – Maldives Police informs that the prime suspects of May 6 terror attack targeting former President and Speaker of the Paliament Mohamed Nasheed were on a launch stopped by Marine Police on May 1.
Police records show that two of the four suspects were on the launch. The prime suspected who detonated the IED Ahmed Adhuham was among the passengers on the launch while another suspect Thahumeen Ahmed who is the owner of the detonated motorcycle was also on the vessel. Both suspects are currently in police custody following the attack.
Police found this information while retracing the movements of suspect Thahumeen Ahmed. The launch was stopped by Marine Police during a routine patrol check since the vessel’s navigation lights had some issues. Marine Police advised the vessel to fix the issues and released the vessel.
The police is also currently investigating the attack on the Former President. 4 individuals have been arrested so far in direct connection to May 6, all of them indicating radicalisation.
(L-R) Mujaz Ahmed (21), Thahmeen Ahmed (32), Ahmed Adhuham Rasheed (26) and Ahmed Fathih (23) | Photo: Sun
The 241 Parliamentary Committee is also investigating into the security breach of the Speaker following the terror attack.
Speaker Nasheed still remains in Germany after he was released from the German medical hospital on May 21, where he went for recovery and rehabilitation for the injuries suffered in the May 6, 2021.
The IED explosion went off around 20:20 on 6 May leaving Speaker of Parliament, Mohamed Nasheed critically injured while he was getting in to his car near his house, G. Kenereege, Malé City. In addition to him, 3 more people were also been reported to be injured from the explosion including the Speaker’s bodyguards and bystanders.
Nasheed was taken to ADK with heavy bleeding, and both internal and external shrapnel injuries. Ball bearings were found in Nasheed’s chest, near the heart. Injuries caused by these projectiles caused life threatening damage to the chest area. Nasheed endured major injury to the fourth rib, with a blade going through a lung. A projectile also went through his intestine with another near his liver.
Speaker Nasheed was treated at the Critical Care Unit of ADK hospital in Malé until he was airlifted to Germany on May 13, 2021 for recovery and rehabilitation. Parliament had previously revealed that Speaker Nasheed’s medical expenses in Germany is being covered by Honorary Consul of Maldives in Germany, Christian Von Stetten.
