Former Maldives vice president sentenced to 15 years in jail
Former Maldivian Vice President Ahmed Adheeb
Colombo - Arab Today
Former Maldivian Vice President Ahmed Adheeb has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for detonating an explosive device on board the Presidential yacht, according to a Maldivian media report Friday.
The report said Adheeb was convicted late Thursday of attempting to kill President Abdulla Yameen by setting off a bomb on his speedboat last September.
Yameen had escaped unhurt, but the first lady sustained minor injuries.
The then vice president was arrested one month later
source : xinhua
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