Adeeb’s lawyers question validity of terror charges
Detained former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb cannot be prosecuted on suspicion of carrying a weapon under the now-repealed 1990 anti-terrorism law, his lawyers have contended.
12 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
Detained former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb cannot be prosecuted on suspicion of carrying a weapon under the now-repealed 1990 anti-terrorism law, his lawyers have contended.
The terrorism trial began this week with a preliminary hearing on Sunday.
Adeeb, who was arrested in late October on suspicion of plotting to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen, is now accused of possessing a pistol when a historic anti-government mass rally took place in Malé on May 1 last year.
Adeeb’s lawyer Hussain Shameem, who has previously claimed the state does not have concrete proof that his client carried a weapon, argued that Adeeb must be tried under the new and progressive penal code instead of the draconian Anti Terrorism Act.
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