Discussions regarding the assassination attempt on Speaker and Former President Mohamed Nasheed have been held between Kirsty Brimelow QC of Droughty Street Chambers London and President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
Nasheed appointed the British QC to join the criminal investigation into the terrorist attack targeting him, back in August 2021.
The meeting saw discussions relating to acts of terrorism against the people of Maldives, alongside the assassination attempt on QC Brimelow’s client on May 6.
The British QC also met with Deputy Speaker of Parliament Eva Abdulla and Chairperson of Nasheed’s Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) Hassan Latheef.
QC Brimelow represents the former president and examines the investigation, alongside working with investigators into the assassination attempt. She will be using her expertise to gather evidence as well as to apply national and international laws in collaboration with national and international law enforcement and lawyers, in order to bring the perpetrators behind the attack, to justice.
Brimelow was nominated as one of The Times“Top 100 Lawyers” and twice selected for the prestigious The Times “Lawyer of the Week”. She is also the winner of The Advocate International Pro Bono Barrister of the year 2018. She is a member of the prestigious Queen’s Counsel, an independent panel of solicitors and barristers as well.
Nasheed was targeted in an assassination attempt on May 6, as he was heading out to attend an event in an island. The attack, which saw a remote-controlled IED explode near his residence in the center of congested Malé City, caused serious injuries to the ex-president who was rushed to the hospital within seven minutes after being knocked to the ground by the blast, which was dubbed far more powerful than the explosion in Sultan Park, 2007.
He sustained near-fatal injuries in the blast, and underwent 16 hours of "life-saving" surgery at ADK Hospital. He was referred to specialists in United Kingdom (UK), after receiving treatment from Germany for a while, for the injuries he faced in the attack.
The investigation is currently ongoing with assistance from the Australian Federal Police and American experts.
