Adeeb’s admission of frame-up fuels calls for Nazim’s release
Adeeb told the Supreme Court that the pistol found in Nazim’s bedroom did not belong to the then-defence minister, assuring the chief justice “as someone who knows very well the reasons why the incident occurred the way it did, how the planning began, the people involved, and how it ended”.
02 Jul 2017, 9:00 AM
Jailed former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb’s offer to testify in court to prove former Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim’s innocence has fueled calls for the retired colonel’s freedom.
Adeeb – who Nazim has maintained ordered rogue policemen to plant a pistol in his apartment – told the Supreme Court in a letter late last month that the weapon did not belong to the then-defence minister, assuring the chief justice “as someone who knows very well the reasons why the incident occurred the way it did, how the planning began, the people involved, and how it ended”.
Adeeb’s letter was leaked on social media last week, prompting renewed criticism of Nazim’s 11-year jail sentence and calls from opposition figures for his release.
In a statement on Saturday, the opposition Adhaalath Party stressed that the police admitted last year that Adeeb’s DNA was found on the pistol.
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