Vice president’s associate, former minister arrested in Malaysia
Hamid Ismail, an influential businessman related to jailed Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, has been arrested in Malaysia on suspicion of links to a plot to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen.
28 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Hamid Ismail, an influential businessman related to jailed Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, and Mohamed Hussain Shareef ‘Mundhu,’ former presidential affairs minister, have been arrested in Malaysia on suspicion of links to a plot to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen.
A credible source has confirmed to The Maldives Independent that the pair were arrested from an apartment in Malaysia.
The Maldives Police Service said Hamid was arrested today in a joint special operation conducted with the Malaysian police, but did not mention the arrest of the former minister.
A police spokesperson declined to provide any details or comment on arrangements to bring Hamid back to the Maldives.
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