Crime

President’s envoy meets Gayoom and chief justice in prison

Defence Minister Adam Shareef met the two high-profile detainees as the president’s envoy.

04 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Defence Minister Adam Shareef met former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed in prison, a lawyer said Monday.
He visited them on Sunday as an envoy of President Abdulla Yameen. The government has not disclosed details about the encounter.
Gayoom shared concerns over his health, jail conditions and trial issues, lawyer Maumoon Hameed said.
“Just finished meeting president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom at Dhoonidhoo. I’m pleased to report that, despite a visit to him yesterday by a certain high official of the government, his jaw remains uninjured.”

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