 "Former Maldives Vice-President gets 10 years in prison")
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.
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.
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.