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Vice President Ahmed Adeeb

Jailed former VP charged for bribing intelligence officials

Jailed former VP charged for bribing intelligence officials

By Maldives Times 1 min read

Jailed former vice president Ahmed Adeeb is being charged for bribing intelligence officials while he was in government. A spokesman from the Prosecutor General’s office told the Maldives Independent a case against Adeeb was forwarded to the criminal court on Tuesday. The charges are bribery and official misconduct. According to Raajjemv, Adeeb stands accused of […]

Prisons authority refuses to transfer ex VP Adeeb to house arrest

Prisons authority refuses to transfer ex VP Adeeb to house arrest

By Maldives Times 1 min read

Jailed former vice president Ahmed Adeeb cannot be transferred from jail to house arrest, Maldives Correctional Services has told his family. Adeeb’s family asked for the the transfer, saying his doctors had ordered him to live in a dust-free place and refrain from lifting heavy objects. His wife said dust was in his cell and […]