Ahmed Adeeb


“Little to no progress”: Maldives slides on corruption index
Maldives ranked among the two-thirds of countries with the worst perception score.
11 Feb, 5:30 PM


No charges against ex-vice president’s lawyer
Moosa Siraj was arrested over statements released by his jailed client.
17 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM


Adeeb revives long-standing sorcery rumours about Maldives president
The killing of crocodiles and chickens were said to be involved.
13 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM


Maldives president addresses longstanding corruption allegations
The former auditor general says Yameen dismissed concerns over his top lieutenant’s corruption.
23 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM


Maldives president declares abducted journalist ‘dead’
The president denied thwarting the investigation into the missing journalist, “who is now dead.”
07 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM


Ahmed Adeeb: The Man Who Knows Too Much?
If the president thought prison would silence his former right-hand man, he was wrong.
05 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM


Maldives police urged to probe president over ‘cash counting’ claims
More than US$80 million was embezzled from the state-owned marketing company.
23 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM


I ran the country and Yameen counted cash, says Adeeb
The MMPRC scandal is the biggest graft case in the history of the Maldives.
22 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM


Adeeb let off the hook over MVR74 mn payment
The jailed former vice president had been asked to pay the sum over losses incurred in a hotel development deal.
30 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM


The Maldives Nine: Who Are They?
The Supreme Court has annulled all proceedings against nine prisoners and ordered their release until a fair retrial. Who are they and what were they alleged to have done?
03 Feb 2018, 9:00 AM


Journalists questioned for reporting prisoner statements
Mihaaru and Avas both said that police officers went to their offices, asking about a statement from Ahmed Adeeb.
01 Feb 2018, 9:00 AM


Supreme Court orders Nasheed’s release in landmark ruling
The Supreme Court has ordered the immediate release of high-profile prisoners including the former president Mohamed Nasheed and former vice president Ahmed Adeeb.
01 Feb 2018, 9:00 AM


President accused of planning 2015 May Day unrest
Adeeb, who is serving a jail sentence on multiple charges, released a statement on the thousandth day of Imran’s jailing.
25 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM


Special Ops police take over security of Adeeb’s prison cell
The jailed former vice president is serving a 33-year prison sentence on multiple counts of terrorism and corruption.
14 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM


Adeeb’s prison cell raided
The former vice president is serving a 33-year prison sentence for multiple counts of terrorism and corruption.
10 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM


Ex-vice president’s lawyers withdraw from weapons trial in protest
Lawyers accused the criminal court of depriving ex-Vice President Adeeb and ex-Colonel Ahmed Fayaz ‘Papa’ of the constitutional right to have adequate time and facilities to prepare and mount a defence.
07 Nov 2016, 9:00 AM


Anti-corruption watchdog launches fresh inquiry after Al Jazeera exposé
“Several individuals we want for questioning, including those who have been in hiding despite Interpol red notices, have confessed to their part in the scandal. In the light of these confessions, we have to interview more people and investigate,” said Hassan Luthfy, president of the ACC.
21 Sep 2016, 9:00 AM


Adeeb calls fresh terror trial a “big joke”
Adeeb labeled the trial a farce when a judge overruled his concerns of procedural irregularities
25 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM


Ex-vice president convicted of graft
The Maldives’ former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb has been convicted of graft and handed an eight-year prison sentence for the theft of US$5million from the lease of an island for tourism.
24 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM


Three more soldiers jailed over boat blast
Three more soldiers have been sentenced to jail on charges of obstructing justice over the September 28 blast on President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat.
20 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM