Criminal Court has decided to send back the 15 charges levied against former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb to Prosecutor General's Office.
The 15 cases which were asked for a retrial were sent back to Prosecutor General's Office unanimously after a Criminal Court judges meeting held on May 29. The lower court refused to run a retrial on Adeeb's corruption and terrorism charges raised following the blast on the presidential speedboat. It is unclear why Criminal Court sent back the cases to Prosecutor General's Office.
The state raised charges against Adeeb claimed the acquisition cost of Maabinhuraa in Lhaviyani Atoll was directly deposited to an account of a private company, with affiliations with Adeeb. The state then mentioned USD 1.5 million and later USD 800,000 were deposited to Monte Leone International. However, the High Court nullified the 8-year jail sentence on former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb over the corruption case of Maabinhuraa and ordered the lower court to run a retrial on the case.
Previously, the High Court has also nullified the 15-year jail sentence against Adeeb over the presidential speedboat blast. The Supreme Court has also nullified the 10-year jail sentence against Adeeb over the possession of a firearm.
All charges against former vice president has now been vindicated.