Police deny clearing former vice president of attempted murder charges
The police have threatened to take legal action against Adeeb’s lawyer Hussain Shameem, who said yesterday that the police have confirmed that the former vice president has been cleared of suspicion over the alleged attempt to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen.
28 Dec 2015, 9:00 AM
The police have reacted angrily to claims that former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb is no longer a suspect in the September 28 blast on the president’s speedboat.
Adeeb’s lawyer Hussain Shameem had said yesterday that the police have confirmed that he has been cleared of suspicion over the alleged attempt to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen. Shameem said the police informed lawyers that Adeeb is now only accused of corruption over missing funds from resort leases.
But the police said in a statement last night that the boat blast probe is still ongoing: “The Maldives Police Service has not informed anyone of any changes to the charges against Ahmed Adeeb related to that case.”
The police noted that Adeeb’s trial on corruption charges began after his arrest in late October on suspicion of masterminding the alleged bombing. The judge had then ordered the police to keep him in custody until the trial concludes.
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