Supreme Court overrules Adeeb house arrest order
The High Court ordered Adeeb’s temporary transfer pending a judgment on an appeal.
29 Jan 2019, 9:00 AM
The Supreme Court has overruled a High Court order to transfer former vice president Ahmed Adeeb from prison to house arrest.
The apex court granted a stay order on Tuesday afternoon halting enforcement of the High Court’s order after an appeal by the police, prisons authority and home ministry. The authorities contended the transfer order violated a Supreme Court precedent.
The former vice president was taken back to the Maafushi prison shortly after the Supreme Court order.
Adeeb was brought home Monday night after the High Court order earlier in the day.
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