First hearing in ex-VP Adeeb’s medical leave case set for Sunday
According to his family, the former VP is suffering from internal cysts, glaucoma and kidney stones
Former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb has been in police custody since October 2015, and has been sentenced to a total of 33 years in prison
The first hearing in the case filed by former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, seeking medical leave abroad, has been scheduled for Sunday.
The hearing is set for 11 am at the Civil Court.
At Sunday's hearing, both parties will work to find a solution at the Court's dispute resolution stage, and will head to head to trial if they fail to reach an agreement.
While the case was filed back in September, the Court had sent it back 'as the case documentations required changes'. It was accepted after resubmission in November.
The case filed by Adeeb, against the Maldives Police Service (MPS) and Maldives Correctional Service (MCS), appealed the Civil Court to issue an injunction on the police and other relevant state bodies, to grant access to Adeeb to go abroad for medical treatment.
Both his lawyers and family have been warning of his deteriorating health condition. So far, Adeeb has been diagnosed with internal cysts, glaucoma and kidney stones.
Adeeb’s family had released a statement earlier in June claiming that he has developed an internal cyst, kidney stones, and vision impairment from glaucoma since his incarceration in 2015.
They have accused the state of negligence in failing to provide Adeeb with adequate medical care during his isolated incarceration at the prison in Dhoonidhoo Island while the police investigated allegations against him.
His case was also filed at the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives (HRCM), back in May.
Adeeb was sentenced to a total of 33 years in prison for on allegations of attempting to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen and for his role in the heavily publicized case of graft involving the state-operated Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC).
After the matter became contentious, with it having been filed at the United Nations and with Amnesty International, senior government officials have they are unable to send him abroad 'because he might try to flee'.
