Adeeb’s military bodyguard arrested in boat blast probe
The police have arrested former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb’s military bodyguard on suspicion of involvement in the September 28 blast on President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat.
19 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
The police have arrested former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb’s military bodyguard on suspicion of involvement in the September 28 blast on President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat.
Ali Asif, who was only released from administrative detention at the military barracks last month, was taken into custody last night. A police spokesperson confirmed the arrest, but declined to say whether he was Adeeb’s bodyguard.
Despite contradictory findings from foreign forensic experts, the government insists a bomb targeting the president caused the explosion on the ‘Finifenma’ speedboat. Yameen escaped unhurt, but First Lady Fathmath Ibrahim was hospitalised with spine injuries.
Several suspects, including the impeached vice president and three other soldiers, were arrested in October in connection to the alleged assassination attempt.
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