Cases of Afrasheem, Rilwan and Yameen linked: Commission

The murders of parliamentarian Dr. Afrasheem Ali and blogger Yameen Rasheed, and the disappearance of journalist Ahmed Rilwan, were connected, revealed the Commission on Investigation of Murders and Enforced Disappearances on Sunday.

In response to a reporter's inquiry during a press conference at the President's Office, the commission's chief Husnu al-Suood declared that there were patterns and similarities between the three cases, leading the commission to believe they were linked.