Former Maldives VP convicted for attack on Prez
A Maldives court has sentenced former Vice-President Ahmed Adeeb to 15 years imprisonment for masterminding a plot to assassinate​ President Yameen Abdul Gayoom by planting a bomb on his speedboat. He is the fourth high-profile politician to be jailed for terrorism charges since Gayoom assumed office. Further, Adeeb was sentenced to ten years imprisonment for possessing firearms days earlier. 