All five individuals were released because it was deemed no longer necessary to hold them in custody.
All five individuals arrested for their alleged involvement in holding a man hostage inside a car in Hulhumalé and attempting to extort money out of him have been released from remand.
Police said at the time that a complaint was filed about a Maldivian male being held hostage inside a car, on Hulhumalé's Orchidmaa Hingun on 11th November. The agency detailed that the victim was tortured and that the perpetrators called his family and tried to extort money from them.
Authorities first arrested Tholal Moosa, reg. number 9022, in connection to the case.
Husham Ibrahim (Haa Dhaalu atoll Kumundhoo) and Adam Shareef who both share the same permanent address were arrested later on, along with Hussain Haikal Niyaz (Malé City) and Ahmed Rishfan (Hulhumalé).
The Hulhumalé Magistrate Court ordered all five individuals to be remanded for seven days, to investigate the crime.
Police said today that they were released because it was no longer deemed necessary to hold them in remand. However, the case is still under investigation, the agency said.
While all individuals involved in the case are now free, another hostage situation took place in a Hulhumalé Phase 2 Hiyaa Flat on 7th November. 12 individuals were arrested and their remand has been extended. Police said officers managed to break into the apartment just as the perpetrators were about to cut off the victim's finger.
Kidnapping and hostage situation are becoming more and more frequent in the Maldives now. However, little details have been provided by authorities regarding these incidents.
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