Ex-vice president’s supporters protest return to prison
Adeeb was taken back to prison after he was discharged from hospital.
20 Jan 2019, 9:00 AM
A group of Ahmed Adeeb’s supporters staged a motorcycle rally in the roads of the capital Saturday night after the former vice president was taken back to prison from the India Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Malé.
Adeeb was taken back to the Maafushi prison because he was discharged from hospital, the Maldives Correctional Service said Saturday.
Protesters called for a free trial for Adeeb and the resignation of the home minister.
Adeeb, who was convicted on multiple counts of corruption and terrorism and sentenced to 33 years, was hospitalised earlier this month for emergency medical care, days after was taken back to prison after more than a month under house arrest.
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