Maldives ex VP jailed for plotting to kill president

Adeeb was convicted on Thursday of attempting to kill President Abdulla Yameen by setting off a bomb on his speedboat last September, his lawyer said. 

Two of the vice president’s military bodyguards were also convicted after the trial, which was held behind closed doors. The verdicts mean almost all of Yameen’s key rivals are in jail or exiled from the Maldives, a popular honeymoon destination that has been rocked by political turmoil in recent years. Adeeb, 34, was considered a close confidant of Yameen until he was dramatically impeached in November following allegations he was trying to topple the president.