Maldives parliament votes to impeach vice president – as it happened
The Maldives parliament impeached today Vice President Ahmed Adeeb in an abrupt vote scheduled a day after an unprecedented state of emergency was declared in the island nation.
05 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
The Maldives parliament impeached today Vice President Ahmed Adeeb in an abrupt vote scheduled a day after an unprecedented state of emergency was declared in the island nation.
Some 61 MPs voted to remove Adeeb, who was arrested last week on suspicion of links to the September 28 explosion on President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat. The government insists the blast was a targeted assassination attempt.
Yameen suspended constitutional provisions that guarantee Adeeb a 14-day period to defend himself to seven days. The vote, initially scheduled for the second week of November, was held today.
Adeeb was not provided the opportunity to respond to the allegations against him.
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