Vice president’s lawyer questions impartiality of boat blast probe
Naseer, the co-chair of a special inquiry commission formed to investigate the alleged attempt, told newspaper Haveeru yesterday that several senior police officers had met him shortly after the blast and said they suspected the vice president’s involvement. Naseer also expressed confidence of gathering “enough evidence for a conviction.”
27 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Vice President Ahmed Adeeb’s lawyer has questioned the fairness and impartiality of the investigation into a blast on the president’s speedboat that led to the vice president’s arrest on Saturday.
Briefing the press last night, Hussain Shameem referred to Home Minister Umar Naseer saying that Adeeb was the prime suspect of the investigation from day one.
Naseer, the co-chair of a special inquiry commission formed to investigate the alleged attempt, told newspaper Haveeru yesterday that several senior police officers had met him shortly after the blast and said they suspected the vice president’s involvement.
Naseer also expressed confidence of gathering “enough evidence for a conviction.”
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