Hamid freed after completing prison term
The businessman was convicted over the theft of a US$5 million resort lease payment.
25 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Hamid Ismail, a prominent businessman who was jailed with the former vice president, was freed from prison Saturday after completing a sentence of two years, nine months and 18 days.
The Maldives Correctional Service has confirmed his release from the high-security Maafushi prison.
He was among nine prisoners whose release was ordered by the Supreme Court on February 1, a shock ruling that was rescinded after a state of emergency was declared.
Hamid, a former president of the Maldives Chamber of Commerce, was arrested in Malaysia in October 2015 on suspicion of links to an alleged attempt to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen.
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