MALE, Maldives — A Maldives court on Monday set aside the conviction and 15-year prison term given the former vice president on allegations he conspired to assassinate former President Yameen Abdul Gayoom. The High Court annulled the Criminal Court’s conviction of Ahmed Adeeb and ordered a new investigation. With the court decision, his prison term was reduced to 18 years. Adeeb, previously a confidante of Yameen, was arrested after the blast on the boat injured Yameen’s wife. Yameen jailed nearly all of his potential rivals during his five-year term, which ended last year with his election defeat.

Source: Washington Post May 20, 2019 14:14 UTC