Nasheed attacker jailed for 23 years

Criminal Court sentences Adhuham Ahmed Rasheed to 23 years in jail for the attempted assassination of Parliament Speaker and Former President Mohamed Nasheed on Tuesday.

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(FILE) Adhuham (l) after he attempted to change how he looked after the attack on May 6, and how he looked prior to the attack (r): he received a jail sentence of 23 years, six months and nine days -- Photo: Police

Lamya Abdulla

2021-12-14 14:45:08

Criminal Court sentences Adhuham Ahmed Rasheed to 23 years in jail for the attempted assassination of Parliament Speaker and Former President Mohamed Nasheed on Tuesday.

An IED attached to a motorcycle was detonated on May 6, injuring Nasheed and several others. Adhuham was involved in assembling the IED, in addition to attaching it on the motorcycle and then detonating it.

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