The former Defence Minister and current Maduvvari constituency lawmaker Adam Shareef Umar suspects involvement of more than one suspect in the murder a local taxi driver on 04 December 2019.
The slain taxi driver, Gasim Hassan, was founded bleeding to death at the satellite town of Hulhumale' on the night of 04 December.
Following the murder, and after investigations led by Maldives Police, authorities arrested one Aduham Mohamed originating from Lhaviyani atoll Hinnavaru as the prime suspect.
Aduham has since confessed to the murder of the now slain taxi driver, admitting he killed Gasim while attempting to mug the latter.
Maldives Police had claimed they did not find involvement of another suspect in the murder.
However, authorities note the perpetrator received assistance in changing his clothes post the murder.
The opposition aligned lawmaker, Adam Shareef made his suspicions vocal during an opposition led rally on Saturday evening.
In his statement, the lawmaker refused to accept claims of local authorities regarding the involvement of one killer. However, the MP refused to comment further on the issue.
MP Shareef further criticized on the inconsistencies of crime reporting, noting the local police asserted on increasing criminal activity whereas the president's office commented otherwise.
