Businessman, arrested in Malaysia over ‘bomb plot,’ deported
Hamid Ismail, a relative of detained Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, was arrested from a condominium in Kuala Lumpur on October 28, along with four other Maldivians. He was deported today.
30 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
A businessman arrested in Malaysia on suspicion of links to an alleged assassination attempt on President Abdulla Yameen has been deported to the Maldives today.
Hamid Ismail, a relative of detained Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, was arrested from a condominium in Kuala Lumpur on October 28, along with four other Maldivians.
Adeeb was arrested from the Malé airport on October 24 on the same charge.
According to a statement by the Malaysian police, Hamid was detained in a special operation conducted by counter-terrorism experts.
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