Nazim's statement intended to create hatred towards Adeeb: family
family's statement claims Nazim's statement was careless, motivated by political gain, and fueled by revenge and resentment.
Former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb Abdul Ghafoor with his wife Maryam Nashwa
Former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb's family has alleged that the statement given by Former MP for Dhangethi constituency, Ahmed Nazim in the inquiry report by the Presidential Commission on Murders and Enforced Disappearances was intended to create hate for Adeeb.
The family made the accusation in a public statement following the publicization of the inquiry commission’s report on the murder of parliamentarian, Dr. Afrasheem Ali which includes a statement by Nazim.
According to the family's statement, Nazim's statement was careless, motivated by political gain, and fueled by revenge and resentment.
Additionally, they claim Nazim's allegations against Adeeb are false and have no basis. They further stated that Adeeb has never had any intentions to hurt or target former president Nasheed, and that Adeeb never sent a text message related to the RaajjeTV arson attack.
Moreover, they state the investigative report clearly proves the allegations of the lawmaker's murder against Adeeb by Nazim and other politicians have been politically motivated and fabricated.
The family goes onto publicly appeal for politicians to refrain from using Adeeb as a "sacrificial lamb" in political issues and to avoid using Adeeb's name for political gain in the future.
Nevertheless, the Presidential Commission's investigative report on Dr. Afrasheem's murder, includes the statement by former parliament deputy speaker and Dhiggaru constituency MP, Ahmed Nazim, telling the commission that Yameen received a message while they were playing cards at his place, on the day of the arson attack. Noting that Yameen did not have his glasses on at the time, Nazim said that he was asked to read out the message.
While he did not specify whom the message was from, the former MP was speaking about former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb -the tourism minister and Yameen’s closest confidante until Adeeb’s arrest over an assassination attempt on the former president.
As such, he said that Yameen and Adeeb were motivated to bar former President Nasheed’s candidacy in the 2013 presidential elections at any cost, and that the former VP had even spoken of creating a bomb to be placed inside a vessel the Nasheed was traveling in.
