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Former Maldives Vice-President gets 10 years in prison

Ahmed Adeeb still faces charges of trying to assassinate Gayoom when an explosion hit his presidential speedboat last year

Bs_logoAhmed Adeeb Photo: Twitter
Ahmed Adeeb <b>Photo: Twitter</b>
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Last Updated : Jun 06 2016 | 2:06 PM IST
A Maldives court has convicted the country's former vice-president on a terrorism charge for possession of firearms and sentenced him to 10 years in prison.

The decision by the Criminal Court on Monday in a session closed to the media made Ahmed Adeeb the fourth high-profile politician to be jailed on a terrorism charge since President Yameen Abdul Gayoom was elected in 2013.

Former president Mohamed Nasheed, former defense minister Mohamed Nazim and head of a leading political party, Sheik Imran Abdulla, are the others to get lengthy prison terms.

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Nasheed has since been granted asylum in Britain.

The cases have been criticised for a lack of due process violations.

Adeeb still faces charges of trying to assassinate Gayoom when an explosion hit his presidential speedboat last year.

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First Published: Jun 06 2016 | 1:22 PM IST

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