Watchdog seeks charges over custodial death
The Human Rights Commission has concluded investigations of 45 cases involving unsolved murders and disappearances.
05 Feb 2019, 9:00 AM
The Human Rights Commission of Maldives has decided to seek criminal charges over negligence in the death of an inmate at the Maafushi prison.
Investigations were launched after the family of Abdulla Rasheed alleged he was denied medical treatment. The 51-year-old had been serving a a five-year sentence on assault charges raised over the beating of a policeman during the 2015 May Day protest.
HRCM spokeswoman Fazla Ahmed declined to say how many people could be facing charges or whether they were prison guards.
In recent years, the watchdog has faced criticism over the failure to take action over human rights abuses and curtailment of democratic rights during former president Abdulla Yameen’s administration.
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