Adeeb transferred from high-security prison to police custody
Former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb was abruptly transferred from Maafushi prison to the police detention centre on the island of Dhoonidhoo last night. “We were not notified of the transfer or given a reason why he was being transferred,” said Adeeb’s lawyer Moosa Siraj.
08 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
Former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb was abruptly transferred from the high-security Maafushi prison to the police detention centre on the island of Dhoonidhoo last night.
“We were not notified of the transfer or given a reason why he was being transferred,” Adeeb’s lawyer Moosa Siraj told the Maldives Independent.
Adeeb, who was first arrested on suspicion of links to the September 28 explosion on President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat, is being held in custody until a verdict is reached on a separate charge of corruption. He is also on trial for the alleged possession of a pistol.
The criminal court ordered Adeeb’s transfer from the remand facility on Dhoonidhoo to Maafushi jail in late January. The island of Dhoonidhoo is 15 minutes by speedboat from the capital while Maafushi is an hour away.
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