Hearing delayed in trial against Adheeb for planting IED

The next hearing in the trial of the former Vice President, Ahmed Adheeb in the charges of boarding the Presidential Launch “Finifenma” to plant an IED has been delayed to 20 May.

Media Official of the Criminal Court, Ahmed Mohamed Manik said that the hearing scheduled for 1 p.m. was delayed because the former Vice President’s lawyer was not in Malé City.

At the beginning of the hearing today when he was brought in, Adheeb said that the notice of summon to the court was delivered to him yesterday. And when the notice arrived, his lawyer was outside the city.

In the case, the Ex-Vice President has been charged with misuse of official authority. The charges were brought up with allegations of boarding the Presidential Launch with the authority he is granted with his position, on the night of 27 September 2015, to plant an IED.

The next part in the hearing is set to bring forth evidence from the prosecution and the defendant.

Aside from the charge of misuse of official authority, he is also being charged with terrorism in relation to the IED that was detonated on the Presidential Launch.