Adeeb returns after medical furlough
Former vice president defied doubters by returning from medical treatment in India.
07 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM
Former vice president Ahmed Adeeb, who stands accused of grand corruption, returned to the Maldives on Saturday after more than three weeks in India receiving medical treatment.
Adeeb left the country on June 14 and was due back on the 26th, but his medical furlough was extended by 10 days for additional treatment and tests, according to the Maldives Correctional Service.
Local media reported that Adeeb’s eye doctor has recommended a follow-up consultation after six months. Mihaaru reported that Adeeb was diagnosed with glaucoma in 2017.
Adeeb, who served as former president Abdulla Yameen’s second deputy, was accused of plotting to assassinate Yameen and involvement in the embezzlement of more than US$90 million from state coffers. He was sentenced to 33 years in jail but had his convictions quashed in May by appellate courts on the grounds of undue political influence over the trials in 2016. The High Court has ordered fresh trials for two of the three convictions against Adeeb.
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