Government behind Nasheed’s verdict, Adeeb tells Supreme Court
Adeeb alleged that Nasheed was prosecuted because he was leading a political campaign to free former Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim.
16 Jul 2017, 9:00 AM
Jailed former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb has alleged that the government engineered former President Mohamed Nasheed’s 13-year prison sentence in March 2015.
Nasheed’s legal team told the press on Sunday that Adeeb has asked the Supreme Court to review the opposition leader’s controversial terrorism conviction in a letter sent to Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed.
Adeeb alleged that Nasheed was prosecuted because he was leading a political campaign to free former Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim, who was arrested on a weapons smuggling charge in early February 2015. Nasheed was arrested less than two weeks later.
“I know that the verdict passed on [Nasheed] was not written by a judge from a judicial court and I know who prepared that verdict as well,” Adeeb wrote, adding that the “first draft” sentenced Nasheed to 10 years in jail with a three-year suspension.
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