Ahmed Adeeb
Suspicion cast on ex vice president over journalist’s disappearance
The home minister said Adeeb is being questioned over Rilwan’s disappearance. But the former vice president’s lawyers have denied the claim.
26 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
Terrorism charges filed against ex vice president
Former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb has been charged with terrorism on suspicion of carrying a pistol, the prosecutor general’s office has said.
25 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
Team Adeeb to join MDP mass protest
“Ahmed Adeeb’s Team Adeeb has officially decided to join the alliance against tyranny,” former youth ministry coordinator Ali Shahid told the press last night.
23 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
Courtroom to be set up at police detention centre
“Our aim to establish a reliable teleconferencing facility in Dhoonidhoo so that remand hearings and collecting of statements by suspects can be carried out without the suspect being physically transported to a court in Malé,” said the criminal court’s spokesperson.
12 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
Why the Maldives Vice President’s Impeachment is Illegal
“My client, Ahmed Adeeb’s impeachment is illegal. Every incident that follows from this illegal vote should therefore be reversed,” writes Hussain Shameem, the former vice president’s lawyer.
09 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
Impeached vice president facing corruption, illegal weapons charges
Impeached Vice President Ahmed Adeeb is now facing prosecution on charges of bribing police officers into divulging state secrets and smuggling weapons, the police have said.
05 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
Court to hear appeal of vice president’s detention today
The High Court will review today Vice President Ahmed Adeeb’s detention on suspicion of links to an alleged assassination attempt on President Abdulla Yameen. The hearing is scheduled for 4:45pm.
01 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
Saudi experts found trace of explosives on president’s speedboat
Forensic experts from Saudi Arabia found trace of a powerful explosive on President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat, the national inquiry commission has said in a press statement tonight.
30 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Foreign minister briefs Colombo diplomats on Maldives crisis
Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon is in Colombo to brief the diplomatic community on Vice President Ahmed Adeeb’s arrest on suspicion of links to a blast on President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat.
29 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
PPM moves to impeach Vice President
MPs of the ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives (PPM) are collecting signatures to file a motion to remove Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, according to credible sources.
26 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Vice president is innocent, says lawyer
Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, arrested today on suspicion of links to an alleged assassination attempt on President Abdulla Yameen, has called for an impartial inquiry, according to his lawyer.
24 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Maldives Vice President arrested, charged with high treason
Ahmed Adeeb was arrested on a charge of high treason, moments after his flight from Singapore landed at the international airport.
24 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Police seize security camera footage from Adeeb’s residences
In the first direct move against Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, police have seized CCTV footage from two of his residences in Malé as part of the inquiry into an alleged assassination attempt on President Abdulla Yameen.
22 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Police chief, majority leader abruptly depart Maldives
The police chief and the majority leader of the ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives (PPM) abruptly left the Maldives last night, in a sign of escalating struggle for influence at the country’s top leadership.
21 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Vice President no longer co-chair of economic council
Vice President Ahmed Adeeb has been stripped of the title as co-chair of the powerful economic and youth council, days after the tourism portfolio was taken off his hands.
21 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Raids and rumours fuelling uncertainty in Malé
Police officers searched the office of the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation office. Earlier in the night, the police raided the home of an influential businessman related to Vice President Ahmed Adeeb.
16 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Two associates of Vice President target of late night raids
Dozens of police officers raided a top tourism official’s apartment in Malé on Wednesday night and attempted to enter the home of an influential businessman related to Vice President Ahmed Adeeb.
15 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Vice President departs for Beijing
Vice President Ahmed Adeeb left for Beijing today to inaugurate an investment forum. Hid departure comes at a moment of heightened tension in Malé in the wake of an apparent assassination attempt on President Abdulla Yameen.
13 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Home minister ‘offers shoulder’ in President Yameen’s defence
Condemning a spate of fake text messages in Home Minister Umar Naseer’s name, the home ministry said today: “Naseer’s shoulder will be the first offered in defence of President Abdulla Yameen’s administration.”
11 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Saudi Arabia holds reception in Maldives to mark its National Day
Vice President Ahmed Adeeb and senior government officials attended the first ever ceremony of its kind on Thursday.
04 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
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