President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu has appealed to young people to stop their nightly protests demanding accountability and a transparent investigation into the unexplained ninth-floor fall of a young woman.
Senior government officials contacted protest organizers and invited them to discuss their demands. But the youth leaders said they would consider the invitation only after Muizzu publicly apologizes for his remarks and fulfills further demands.
The demands:
- Conduct a transparent investigation
- Arrest and prosecute everyone involved in the case
- Police must explain why video footage of the incident does not match
- Disclosure of evidence obtained for the investigation
- Police must apologize for giving false information about the investigation
- Conduct an inquiry into the police investigation
- Resignation of Police Commissioner Ali Shujau
- Resignation of Transport Minister Mohamed Ameen
- Resignation of Home Minister Ali Ihusaan
The government has not yet responded to these demands. Muizzu has not offered an apology and the two ministers and Shujau are still in office.
Police believe Hawwa Yumnu, 21, fell from a window in the stairwell of Henveiru Fentenoy house on April 18. Raudh Ahmed, 21, who was with her at the time of the incident, left the scene and did not report to authorities.
The police have faced immense criticism over their response following Yumnu's fall. There have been accusations of a cover-up because the case involves relatives of wealthy and politically influential figures.
