The government intends to assassinate ex-VP Ahmed Adeeb, says MP Mahloof

Former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb is privy to a lot of misdealings that could potentially incriminate high ranking government officials, says MP Ahmed Mahloof.

Mahloof, now aligned with the opposition, said this a post on his Twitter account, adding that the government is likely attempting to have him killed.

The post said Adeeb knows the reality behind many ‘dealings’ that President Abdulla Yameen had, according to Mahloof, spearheaded.

The post also expressed concern over Adeeb’s ‘seemingly’ failing health, made apparent in a recent photograph.

He condemned the government’s efforts to have Adeeb incarcerated despite ‘overwhelming’ evidence to show that he is ill.

Adeeb, who is serving a thirty-three-year jail term, was reportedly asked to get screened for cancer two years ago, as revealed by an official from the Human Rights Commission.

An official from the Human Rights Commission of Maldives had questioned Dr. Mohamed Ashraf, a urologist at the state-operated Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital, whom Adeeb had seen in December of 2015.

Dr. Ashraf had asked Adeeb to seek consultation with an oncologist and undergo a biopsy. The family has also said that the Maldives Correctional Services had attempted to have Adeeb undergo a questionable procedure.

Adeeb’s brother, Mohamed Nadheem, had succumbed to cancerous cyst in 2008. The official from HRCM said that the doctor had advised that Adeeb receive treatment abroad.

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.