Ex-VP pledges to spill the beans on corruption scandal

Adeeb was detained on Monday for fleeing the Maldives in defiance of a travel ban imposed by the Supreme Court. He also violated the cooperation agreement with the failed attempt to flee, police told the criminal court to seek an order to keep him in custody.

The 37-year-old was brought back to the country after Indian authorities held him for questioning when he arrived at the Tuticorin port – where he was denied entry despite seeking asylum – and handed him over to the Maldives police at the maritime border.

Contrary to media reports, Adeeb’s lawyer Mahfooz Saeed said his client did not sign a plea deal with Prosecutor General’s office in accordance with the criminal procedures law, which allows leniency for defendants who confess and cooperate.