On December 3, both the Police and Presidential Commission on deaths and disappearances have sought charges against the alleged leaders of local groups affiliated with terrorist organisations al-Qaeda and Islamic State (ISIS), reports Maldives Independent. According to Police, cases pertaining to first designated terrorist of Maldives Mohamed Ameen have been sent to Prosecutor General’s office to press terrorism charges. The Presidential Commission has sought charges against Mohamed Mazeed and Somith Mohamed, the alleged leaders of the al-Qaeda affiliate who were accused of masterminding the murders of lawmaker Dr Afrasheem Ali in October 2012, journalist Ahmed Rilwan in August 2014 and blogger Yameen Rasheed in April 2017. The Commission also asked the Prosecutor General’s office to press perjury and obstruction of justice charges against former Islamic minister Dr Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed for the murder Dr Afrasheem Ali.