Prosecutor General (PG) Office has stated that the office had raised charges against eight individuals in connection to the murder of writer Yameen Rasheed.

The charges were forwarded to PG Office by Police on Thursday.

Speaking to RaajjeMV, PG Office media official confirmed that charges were raised against eight individuals but refused to divulge information on them.

Police had revealed information on three individuals. The three are Ismail Rasheed (25, of M. Thaaif, Male'), Ismail Haisham Rasheed (21, H. Annaarumaage, Male') and Ahmed Zihan Ismail (22, M. Irasmik, Male').

Police said that two of the three have previous criminal records. As such, Police say that Ismail Rasheed has a criminal record of gang violence, while Ismail Haisham Rasheed had served a prison sentence having been proven guilty of mugging.

Additionally, Police say they had sought the advice of experts and obtained databases of various government agencies as part of the investigation.

Police added that they have identified who had planned the attack and that the investigation was ongoing.

Police said that the agency had faced immense difficulties in investigating the murder. As such, Police noted that persons who had no connections to the investigation had offered their speculation to the public, collusion by lawyers and other parties had contributed to the challenges in the investigation.