Adeeb’s lawyer slams report of escape attempt
Jailed former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb’s lawyer has slammed a report in Vnews alleging that his client was transferred to a police custodial centre Wednesday after an attempt to escape from the high-security Maafushi prison.
12 Mar 2017, 9:00 AM
Jailed former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb’s lawyer has slammed a report in Vnews alleging that his client was transferred to a police custodial centre Wednesday after an attempt to escape from the high-security Maafushi prison.
In a statement on Friday, Moosa Siraj said Adeeb has never attempted or planned to escape from prison, condemning Vnews for failing to contact the convict’s family and basing its report on an unnamed government source.
“Neither the police nor [the Maldives Corrections Service] has informed Ahmed Adeeb or his family that he was transferred to Dhoonidhoo for such a reason,” he added.
But Vnews had reported that Adeeb’s family was informed that he was moved to the police detention centre for security seasons.
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