Maldives Vice-President Ahmed Adeev has been arrested in
connection with an alleged plot to assassinate the President, Abdulla Yameen
Gayoom.
According to the Police spokesman Ismail Ali, Ahmed Adeeb
was arrested today Saturday Oct. 24th at the airport when he returned from an
official visit to China, on suspicion of links to a blast on the presidential
boat last month.
The September 28 explosion took place aboard the boat when
President Yameen Abdul Gayoom and his wife were returning to the capital from
the airport after a hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia.
The president was unhurt, but his wife and and a number of
others were injured when the device went off under a seat normally - but not in
this instance - occupied by Mr Yameen.
Soon after the blast, speculation began to grow that Mr
Adeeb was involved, reports say. Under the Maldivian constitution, the
vice-president succeeds the president if he dies, is incapacitated or
resigns.
Officials described the attack as an assassination attempt
and had arrested two senior police officers - a week after the president fired
his defence minister.
Home Minister Naseer said Mr Adeeb was being held on a prison
island.
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