Sri Lankan official meets detained ‘sniper’
A Sri Lankan national has been detained since late 2015 on suspicion of planning to assassinate the former president.
19 Nov 2018, 9:00 AM
A Sri Lankan government official has met with a citizen of the country who has been detained in the Maldives since 2015 on suspicion of planning to assassinate the former president.
According to Mihaaru newspaper, the meeting between Lahiru Madushanka and local government and provincial council minister Faizal Musthafa took place at the Maafushi prison.
Musthafa was visiting the Maldives to attend the inauguration ceremony of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih last Saturday.
Last month, Amnesty International condemned the “cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment” of the Sri Lankan national, alleging he has been beaten and tortured.
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