Hearings in terror case against Adeeb for possession of weapons ends

Hearings in the terrorism case against former Vice President and Tourism Minister Ahmed Adeeb Abdul Gafoor for possession of two pistols and explosives ended on Saturday morning after both prosecution and defense made their summary statements.

The last hearing in the case was held at Criminal Court behind closed doors for “national security reasons”.

Three witnesses testified against Adeeb in the case – two of whom testified that they saw Adeeb carrying the weapons in his apartment in G. Humashi, and one who said he saw Adeeb with weapons in his apartment in G. Humashi, and his apartment in Rehendi Residence.

Two of the witnesses testified that Adeeb showed them two pistols kept in a black bag, and that they also saw an object with insulation tape around it – which Adeeb told them was an explosive – inside the bag.

“I saw a strange device like a phone and asked him what it was. He said it was an explosive,” said one of the witnesses.

The first witness who testified said that he knew the weapons were real by looking at it.

“It was a normal pistol. Not a toy. I saw pistols in Girifushi when I was a cadet,” said the witness.

The second witness said that he had not seen a real pistol before.

“I had not seen a real pistol before that, just in movies,” said the witness.

The third witness testified that he had seen a pistol and explosives lying on a table at Adeeb’s apartment in Rehendhi Residence. But that Adeeb had not personally shown him the weapons.

The witness said that he had secretly taken photographs of the weapons from his mobile phone – which he had handed over to police.

“I had the photos in my phone when I handed it over to police,” said the witness.

Two of the witnesses said that they had not filed a complaint with police at the time because Adeeb was a senior member of the government, and because they did not know if it was really an issue for a person in that position to have pistols.

Two of the witnesses also said that Adeeb asked them to inform him if anything went wrong during the Mayday demonstration. And to make sure that nothing went wrong.

“Adeeb requested that nothing go wrong during the Mayday demonstration. To keep him updated. To make sure nothing went wrong,” said one of the witnesses.