Maldives human rights body probes inmate death
Hamzath Ahmed Fathuhy died after suffering a stroke last week.
10 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
The Human Rights Commission of the Maldives is probing the death of an inmate who was under the care of prison authorities.
Hamzath Ahmed Fathuhy, 38, died after suffering a stroke last Wednesday and was brought to Malé later that night.
He had been serving a 25-year jail sentence on a drug charge.
HRCM officials told the Maldives Independent Tuesday that it had started investigating the case but refused to provide any other detail.
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