Ex-State Minister of Youth, Assad Ali (Adubarey) was sentenced to 15 days in jail by the Criminal Court as the guarantor for the return of former Tourism Minister Ali Waheed who failed to appear at the court to stand trial on multiple counts of sexual assault.
However, Assad Ali fled the country before the relevant authorities could arrest him. Assad has been accused of aiding former Tourism Minister Ali Waheed to flee the country as well.
Assad Ali has now returned from the United Kingdom and turned himself in to the Maldives Correctional Services to serve his 15 days jail sentence.