Claims of Nasheed’s silhouette on new passport ‘an affront’
The department of immigration has denied that a silhouetted illustration of a man in Maldives’ new passport was a depiction of former President Mohamed Nasheed.
22 Feb 2016, 9:00 AM
The department of immigration has denied that a silhouetted illustration of a man in Maldives’ new passport was a depiction of former President Mohamed Nasheed, who was sentenced to 13 years in jail on a terrorism charge last year.
The illustration has gone viral on social media with comparisons to a photo of Nasheed in a similar pose, with his arms akimbo.
The opposition leader is in the UK on government-authorised medical leave.
A press statement by the department said that none of the drawings on the new passport, released last month, represented any living persons.
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