Top military officers detained in boat blast probe
The former head of the military unit tasked with providing security to senior state officials and a former bodyguard to Vice President Ahmed Adeeb are under administrative detention, a reliable source has confirmed.
17 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
The former head of the military unit tasked with providing security to senior state officials and a former bodyguard to Vice President Ahmed Adeeb are under administrative detention, a reliable source has confirmed to The Maldives Independent.
Colonel Ahmed ‘Papa’ Fayaz, the head of the Special Protection Group (SPG) was transferred to the post of Malé Area Command in the wake of an explosion on President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat on September 28. He has been stripped of his position and is now being held at the military headquarters at Bandaara Koshi.
It is unclear when Fayaz was first detained. While local media report that Fayaz is being held at the military barracks at Kalhuthukala Koshi, this paper’s source says he was transferred to the headquarters yesterday.
Adeeb’s bodyguard Ahmed Amir and Hussein Rikaz were suspended indefinitely in late September. Amir is being held at Kalhuthukala Koshi. A week has passed since he was detained.
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