Malta has “unwittingly hosted a killer” by welcoming Maldives vice-president Ahmed Adeeb on an official visit last week, a Maldivian activist and former prisoner of conscience has claimed.
Speaking to Times of Malta from Switzerland, Ibrahim Lutfy said the vice-president was a prime suspect in the murder of parliamentarian Afraahseem Ali in 2012 and the disappearance of journalist Ahmed Rilwan last year.
“Adeeb is a tool of those who want to return the country to dictatorship,” Mr Lutfy said.
“He is young and uneducated, and only came to power after the constitution was changed to remove... This article is part of our premium content. Full story is available on Times of Malta Premium.
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