Government accused of negligence over inmate’s death
The family of an inmate who died at the state-owned hospital on Sunday has accused the Maldives Correctional Services of negligence by failing to provide prompt care for liver and kidney failure.
03 Feb 2016, 9:00 AM
The family of an inmate who died at the state-owned hospital on Sunday has accused the Maldives Correctional Services of negligence by failing to provide prompt care for liver and kidney failure.
Vishah Ali, who was serving a five-year jail sentence for theft, had been hospitalised at the Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital’s intensive care unit for a week when he passed away on January 31. At the time, the MCS was making arrangements to send him abroad.
“Vishah had been complaining for more than 20 days before he was taken to see a doctor,” said a family member who was reluctant to give her name.
“He had called us from phones smuggled into the prison and said he was very sick. He said prisons staff do not take medical issues seriously.
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