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A suspect in the Rizana Nafeek alleged human trafficking case is to be produced for an identification parade on August 30 on the orders of the Colombo Chief Magistrate.

The CID produced the two suspects Shahul Hameed Abdul Latheef of 178, Shafie Nagar, Muttur and Pakeer Mohamed Wajurdeen of 03, Mosque Lane, Kollupitiya, Colombo 3, before the Colombo Chief Magistrate Rashmi Singappuli and complained that the suspects had aided and abetted to forge documents to send the house maid Rizana Nafeek to Saudi Arabia.

The CID submitted that they initiated investigations into the incident on a complaint made by the Foreign Employment Bureau of Battaramulla complaining that media reports had alleged that Rizana Nafeek who was sentenced to be beheaded by a Saudi Court in May 30, 2007 allegedly for killing an infant was a minor at the time of her departure. Therefore to investigate how she had obtained a passport while being a minor.

The CID stated that according to the statements of Rizana’s mother Seyedu Ahamadu Raseena of Main Street Shafie Nagar and perusing the birth certificate submitted by her, Rizana was a minor at the time of her departure for employment in Saudi Arabia.

However on perusing the documents tendered to the immigration to obtain the passport had revealed that she was a major and further investigation found that the documents were forged ones.

The CID also said that according to the statement given by owner of Omar Travels of 40/ 03/ 01, First Maligakanda Lane, Colombo, who sent Rizana Nafeek for employment, she was introduced to the agency by Wajurdeen and one Salam, who were known to them as sub agents and they had collected Rs.12,000 from the agency as their commission.

The agent had further alleged that Shahul Hameed Abdul Latheef who came to the agency introduced himself as the father of Rizana Nafeek .

The CID said the suspects had forged the birth certificate and the National Identity Card to obtain the passport and to remand them till August 30 as the investigations were not over and further to produce the first suspect Latheef for an identification parade.

The Magistrate remanded the suspects till August 30 and ordered the Police to produce the first suspect for an identification parade. (T. Farook Thajudeen)

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