Vice President Ahmed Adeeb
Jailed former VP charged for bribing intelligence officials
The former vice president is currently serving a 33-year jail sentence on multiple counts of corruption and terrorism.
04 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
Prisons authority refuses to transfer ex VP Adeeb to house arrest
The former vice president is serving a 33-year jail sentence on multiple counts of corruption and terrorism.
20 Dec 2017, 9:00 AM
Trial begins for Sri Lankan man in sniper plot to kill Maldives president
Prosecutors said former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb had hired 27-year-old Lahiru Madhushanka to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen last October.
12 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
Correcting a wrong with a wrong
After a year of multiple politically motivated trials, domestic and international observers are concerned of continuing due process violations in the Maldives, especially in that of the inquiry against former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb. Correcting a wrong with a wrong will only exacerbate the erosion of rule of law in the country.
10 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
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
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
Maldives parliament votes to impeach vice president – as it happened
The Maldives parliament impeached today Vice President Ahmed Adeeb in an abrupt vote scheduled a day after an unprecedented state of emergency was declared in the island nation.
05 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
Supreme Court suspends Vice President’s lawyer
The Supreme Court has suspended detained Vice President Ahmed Adeeb’s lawyer, Hussain Shameem, on a charge of contempt of court.
04 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
PPM confident of impeaching vice president without MDP support
The ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives says it is confident of impeaching Vice President Ahmed Adeeb without the main opposition party’s backing.
03 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
Vice President loses remand appeal
Vice President Ahmed Adeeb remains in custody after losing an appeal of his detention over suspicion of links to an alleged assassination attempt on President Abdulla Yameen.
02 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
Hunt declared for eight suspects in boat blast probe
Mohamed Allam Latheef ‘Moho,’ a close associate of the vice president and the singer of a popular local band, is wanted by the police on suspicion of links to an alleged attempt to assassinate the president. The police said that Latheef has links to a weapons cache discovered on an island leased for resort development.
01 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
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
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
Ex-minister released, Hamid remains detained in Malaysia
Ex cabinet minister Mohamed Hussain Shareef has been released from police custody in Malaysia, but Hamid Ismail, an influential businessman wanted on suspicion of links to an explosion on President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat, remains detained, credible sources have confirmed.
29 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Adeeb formally notified of impeachment vote
The People’s Majlis has formally notified detained Vice President Ahmed Adeeb of a motion to impeach him, lawyer Hussain Shameem has said.
29 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Vice president’s post ‘unsuited’ to Maldives
The Maldives’ recent history has shown that the post of the vice president is unsuited to the country, ruling party MP Ahmed Nihan has said, suggesting that political turmoil arising from the vice president’s ambition needs to be addressed through constitutional amendments.
29 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Tourism promotion office reopens after shut down
The Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation’s office was closed for nine days while the police investigated the state-owned corporation’s illegal import of fireworks and alleged corruption in leasing islands for resort development.
28 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
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
Department heads shuffled in shakeup of police leadership
Acting Police Commissioner Ahmed Areef has shuffled senior officers in charge of police departments in a shakeup of the top leadership. The heads of various police departments, commands, and directorates were replaced.
28 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Gayoom backs Adeeb’s impeachment, expulsion from PPM
The PPM’s leader has backed the detained vice president’s expulsion and a motion to impeach him through parliament. Gayoom also denied that the PPM is weakened by Adeeb’s arrest.
27 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
