Ahmed Adeeb
US$79m embezzled in Maldives’ biggest corruption scandal
A staggering US$79 million from the Maldives tourism promotion company was siphoned off into the bank accounts of former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb’s associates, including US$65 million collected as acquisition costs from leasing islands, lagoons, and plots of land for tourism.
06 Feb 2016, 9:00 AM
Adeeb pledges support for the opposition
Detained former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb has pledged support to the opposition just days after his predecessor, Vice President Mohamed Jameel Ahmed, formally joined the opposition coalition.
04 Feb 2016, 9:00 AM
Shifting alliances: MDP votes to team up with Jameel
The Maldivian Democratic Party’s national council has voted to ally with former Vice President Dr Mohamed Jameel Ahmed in a controversial move the party hopes would “establish a constitutional government that represents the Maldivian public.”
02 Feb 2016, 9:00 AM
Court prepares to hear second count of graft against Adeeb
The criminal court summoned today former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb and two of his associates for a preliminary hearing on a second count of corruption involving the misappropriation of US$5million from a resort lease.
31 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
Adeeb transferred to a high-security prison
Former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb was transferred from a police remand facility to a high-security prison on Maafushi Island last night, the home ministry has confirmed.
28 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
Opposition to take to the streets over Maldives’ biggest-ever corruption scandal
Opposition parties are planning to take to the streets on February 5 over tens of millions of dollars missing from resort leases in what the graft watchdog has called the Maldives’ biggest ever corruption scandal.
28 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
Court to hear Adeeb’s complaint of discriminatory treatment after talks fail
The civil court will formally hear a complaint by detained former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb over discriminatory treatment in police custody after the police refused to settle the dispute out of court.
27 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
Police claim teenage boat blast suspect ‘may kill’ if released from remand
A lawyer representing Ahmed ‘Shumba Gong’ Ashraf said: “The police have previously said he is influencing witnesses and my client is being investigated for allegedly sending threat messages, but it is absurd that they now claim he might kill someone.”
24 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
New court buildings require Supreme Court approval
The criminal court’s move to set up a courtroom in a police remand facility has prompted the Supreme Court to remind judges that new buildings require its’ approval.
20 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
Concern over prolonged remand for boat blast suspects
The criminal court has been periodically extending the remand detention of several boat blast suspects. Most of them, including Ahmed Ashraf and Hamid Ismail, are now detained on charges that are not related to the blast.
13 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
Ex vice president’s comments on Nasheed’s transfer to house-imprisonment ‘not true’
The president’s office said that former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb’s claims were baseless and that of a man who stood “accused of dangerous activities.”
12 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
President Yameen’s plans for a new deputy unclear
The ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives says it does not know if President Abdulla Yameen’s plans to appoint a new deputy, but said MPs are considering amending the constitution to reduce the number of votes required to impeach the vice president.
12 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
Yameen commuted Nasheed’s jail sentence, says Adeeb
Detained former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb has confirmed the authenticity of a document authorizing former President Mohamed Nasheed’s transfer from jail to house-imprisonment.
11 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
Adeeb questions evidence in first hearing of terrorism trial
In the first hearing of a trial on a terrorism charge, former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb said he was unaware of any evidence against him except for two statements that claimed he had carried a pistol on May 1 when tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets over the jailing of political prisoners.
10 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
Reporter detained for taking photo of Adeeb on his first visit to Malé
A reporter was briefly detained today for taking a picture of former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb as he left the capital under heavy police guard following his first visit to Malé since his detention in October.
06 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
Maldives MPs caught up in tourism scandal
Companies affiliated with ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives MPs Mohamed Musthafa, Hussain Manik Dhon Manik and Riyaz Rasheed, and main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party’s Ahmed ‘ADK’ Nashid were awarded islands without due process.
05 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
Ex vice president hauled to surprise trial in makeshift court room
Former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb was hauled to a makeshift courtroom at a police remand facility on Dhoonidhoo Island and charged with corruption in an unannounced hearing. He did not have access to a lawyer.
17 Dec 2015, 9:00 AM
Government’s seizure of Villa’s resort properties unlawful, civil court rules
Shortly after Gasim’s Jumhooree Party formed an alliance with the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party in February and launched an anti-government campaign, the tourism ministry terminated the lease agreements of two lagoons and three islands leased to Villa and subsidiary companies for resort development.
14 Dec 2015, 9:00 AM
I fear for myself and the future of Maldives: former vice president
“In truth, President Yameen and I have been the victims of a despicable conspiracy, launched, I believe, by my political foes in and outside the Cabinet. I believe the speedboat incident was staged, in order to frame me,” writes former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb from prison.
12 Dec 2015, 9:00 AM
Lawyers fear court recess ban is aimed at sentencing Adeeb
A Supreme Court ban on courts going on recess may be aimed at expediting a terrorism trial against detained ex vice president Ahmed Adeeb, his lawyers have said.
01 Dec 2015, 9:00 AM
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