Maldives Vice President was arrested

 

Maldives Vice President Ahmed Adeeb has been arrested at Maldives airport when he returned from his official China tour on Saturday morning. According Maldives police officials, he has been arrested on suspicion for his alleged involvement in the assassination attempt on Maldives President Yameen Abdul Gayoom on September 28th. An explosion took place in President’s speed boat while he and his wife were returning from Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. President Gayoom narrowly escaped unhurt from this mid-sea explosion but his wife and their body guard were injured in it. Later, he ordered for an investigation on this explosion and it leads to none other than Vice-President of Maldives. Police officials are questioning him about his alleged involvement in this bomb explosion in President’s boat.