Ex-vice president convicted of graft
The Maldives’ former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb has been convicted of graft and handed an eight-year prison sentence for the theft of US$5million from the lease of an island for tourism.
24 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
The Maldives’ former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb has been convicted of graft and handed an eight-year prison sentence for the theft of US$5million from state coffers.
Adeeb must serve a total of 33 years as the criminal court had sentenced him earlier this month 15 years and 10 years on terror charges, one of which related to an explosion on the president’s speedboat.
The former vice president was convicted of aiding and abetting embezzlement.
Two of his accomplices were also sentenced tonight.
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