Adeeb’s lawyers allege assassination plot
Adeeb’s lawyer Mahfooz Saeed wrote to Police Commissioner Ahmed Areef on Sunday claiming to have learned of “a plot to assassinate my client former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb in his cell in Dhoonidhoo prison.”
04 Jul 2017, 9:00 AM
Lawyers representing jailed former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb have asked the police to investigate an alleged plot to assassinate the 35-year-old in custody.
Adeeb’s lawyer Mahfooz Saeed wrote to Police Commissioner Ahmed Areef on Sunday claiming to have learned of “a plot to assassinate my client former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb in his cell in Dhoonidhoo prison.”
He urged the police to “take measures to avoid the occurrence of any such tragic incident.”
The police spokesman was unavailable for comment.
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