Former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb has been treated at Indhira Gandhira Memorial Hospital's ICU over kidney issues.

Adeeb was admitted for emergency medical treatment on Friday night and has since been transferred to a private room for observation.

A few days earlier, his wife expressed concern that Adeeb has been given a dangerous medication that has left him dizzy and fatigued.

Adeeb, the youngest vice president in Maldives' democratic history, is serving a 33-year prison sentence for multiple counts of corruption and terrorism for his involvement in the attempted assassination of Yameen and the MMPRC embezzlement scandal.

Ever since his imprisonment in 2015, Adeeb’s family and legal team have voiced concern over his growing health issues, including internal cysts, kidney stones, and glaucoma.

While Adeeb has been taken to Malé for medical tests, the state has repeatedly rejected requests to grant him medical leave abroad after deeming him a flight risk.