Oct 25, 2015

Maldives Vice President arrested for attempted murder


Maldivian Vice President Ahmed Adeeb has been arrested on Saturday over an alleged plot to assassinate President Abdulla
Yameen, whose boat was hit by a bomb last month, according to the home minister. Yameen escaped unhurt.
"VP Adheeb under arrest and held
in Dhoonidhoo Detention (prison
Island)," Umar Naseer said on
Twitter, using a different spelling
of the vice president' s name .
"Charges: high treason. "
Maldivian police confirmed his detention was linked to the investigation into the September 28
blast aboard Yameen ' s speed boat .

Adeeb was appointed by Yameem as his deputy three months ago after the latter impeached his original vice president Mohamed Jameel on charges of treason.

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