Vice president is innocent, says lawyer
Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, arrested today on suspicion of links to an alleged assassination attempt on President Abdulla Yameen, has called for an impartial inquiry, according to his lawyer.
24 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, arrested today on suspicion of links to an alleged assassination attempt on President Abdulla Yameen, has called for an impartial inquiry, according to his lawyer.
Hussein Shameem, who had met with Adeeb at the Dhoonidhoo Island detention center this evening, told the press tonight: “The vice president says he has not committed any crimes. This is because, he has returned from an official trip abroad, if he had wanted to he could have stayed away. The vice president has no involvement, no links to this incident.”
The vice president was arrested at midday today as he stepped off a flight from Singapore. He had returned from China after concluding an official visit.
Police officers had presented a secret intelligence report to obtain the arrest warrant, Shameem said.
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