State seeks to overturn ex-vice president’s terrorism conviction
Adeeb was sentenced to 10 years over the possession of a pistol.
28 Apr 2019, 9:00 AM
State prosecutors on Sunday asked the Supreme Court to overturn former vice president Ahmed Adeeb’s 10-year terror conviction, days after he was submitted as a key witness against former president Abdulla Yameen.
Adeeb, who is also serving sentences over corruption and terrorism charges, was found guilty in June 2016 of plotting to use a pistol ahead of an anti-government protest.
In a U-turn after the verdict was upheld on appeal, state prosecutor Abdulla Rabiu told the apex court that it should be quashed because guilt had not been proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
If the conviction is overturned, it would reduce the Adeeb’s combined jail sentence to 23 years.
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