Probe calls as tenth Maldives inmate dies
Giving prisoners basic rights should not be seen as giving them luxuries, said a local NGO.
09 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
There were calls Monday for a probe into the death of a Maldives inmate who passed away while being treated in hospital, making him the tenth prisoner to die under state care.
Hamzath Ahmed Fathuhy, 38, suffered a stroke last Wednesday and was brought to Malé later that night.
“He was coherent and awake when he was first brought to Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital but was moved to ADK (hospital) at the family’s request,” a source close to the family told the Maldives Independent. “He was on a ventilator when he died.”
Hamzath was serving a 25-year jail sentence on a drug charge, reported Mihaaru.
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