Maldives ex-VP arrested again after court ordered release
Adeeb’s previous arrest in international waters was declared unlawful.
05 Aug 2019, 9:00 AM
Former vice president Ahmed Adeeb was arrested early on Monday morning from his residence in Malé, a few hours after the criminal court ordered his release.
Shortly after he was brought back from India, the criminal court freed Adeeb on the grounds that his arrest in international waters was unlawful.
He was arrested again with a court warrant around 5:30am and taken to the Dhoonidhoo detention centre, local media reported.
Adeeb fled as a stowaway on a tugboat in defiance of a travel ban imposed by the Supreme Court. The Indian authorities held him for questioning when he arrived on Thursday at the Tuticorin port – where he was denied entry despite seeking asylum – and handed him over to the Maldives police at the maritime border.
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