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Soldiers convicted of evidence-tampering in boat blast freed
Two soldiers convicted of thwarting an investigation into the explosion on President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat were freed Wednesday.
25 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
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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
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Court hears evidence against Adeeb in boat blast trial
The criminal court heard Thursday evidence against detained former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb over a terrorism charge relating to an alleged assassination plot on President Abdulla Yameen.
04 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
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Home Minister claims Adeeb planned to set off bomb on May Day
Detained former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb had planned to set off a bomb during a historic anti-government protest on May Day last year, Home Minister Umar Naseer has alleged.
25 Feb 2016, 9:00 AM
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Translation of President Yameen’s Oct 25 speech
President Abdulla Yameen’s speech on October 25, the day after his deputy Ahmed Adeeb’s arrest.
14 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
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First Lady, injured in boat blast, released from hospital
Maldives First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim was released from hospital on Friday, more than a month after being admitted for injuries to her spine caused by an explosion on the presidential speedboat.
07 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
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Sri Lankan sniper, hired to ‘assassinate president,’ detained in Maldives
A Sri Lankan national has been arrested on a charge of attempting to assassinate Maldives President Abdulla Yameen, the police revealed today.
07 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
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Lawyer barred from visiting former vice president in jail
Police have barred lawyer of impeached vice president Ahmed Adeeb from prison visits, after the Supreme Court suspended his license to appear in courts. The apex court has since seized the authority to issue law licenses.
07 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
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Security forces conduct late-night raids for weapons in Malé
Armed soldiers and police officers have entered at least three houses in Malé tonight in search of weapons. The ongoing raids are part of the investigation into an explosion on President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat.
30 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
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Saudi experts found trace of explosives on president’s speedboat
Forensic experts from Saudi Arabia found trace of a powerful explosive on President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat, the national inquiry commission has said in a press statement tonight.
30 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
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Businessman, arrested in Malaysia over ‘bomb plot,’ deported
Hamid Ismail, a relative of detained Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, was arrested from a condominium in Kuala Lumpur on October 28, along with four other Maldivians. He was deported today.
30 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
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Maldives Vice President arrested, charged with high treason
Ahmed Adeeb was arrested on a charge of high treason, moments after his flight from Singapore landed at the international airport.
24 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
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Police seize security camera footage from Adeeb’s residences
In the first direct move against Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, police have seized CCTV footage from two of his residences in Malé as part of the inquiry into an alleged assassination attempt on President Abdulla Yameen.
22 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
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The explosion on Yameen’s speedboat: What we know so far
The cause of an explosion on President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat remains unclear, but here are the important details of the inquiry, which has seen the arrest of three soldiers, a shakeup of the security forces and raids on government offices, and homes of a businessman and a top tourism official.
18 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
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Blast on president’s speedboat an ‘assassination attempt,’ video shows fire inside cabin
Hours after a cabinet minister told international media that the explosion on board President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat had been an assassination attempt, the president’s office called a sudden press conference at 1am to broadcast a video clip of the blast. Flames could be seen inside the cabin.
07 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
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Three soldiers arrested in sign of foul play in boat blast
Two soldiers and an immigration official have been arrested in the ongoing investigation into a mysterious explosion on board the presidential speedboat on September 28. Their arrest is the first sign that the blast may have been a deliberate attack on President Abdulla Yameen’s life.
06 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM