Gayoom brought to Maldives capital for medical care

Gayoom was found guilty of obstruction of justice in June and sentenced to 19 months in prison. He suffers from a condition called Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) that causes dizziness and difficulty standing without assistance.

But authorities have rejected the family’s appeal to transfer him to house arrest for round-the-clock care.

Last month a specialist doctor was taken to the high-security Maafushi prison. The reason for the IGMH visit was unclear, according to Mihaaru.