Ex-defence minister, ex-MP ordered to return to Maldives in 48 hours
If the retired colonel fails to return in the next two days, the Maldives Correctional Services will “begin work to bring him back,” Superintendent of Prisons Ibrahim Mohamed Didi informed Nazim’s wife today. The prisons authority has also ordered former MP Ahmed Nazim to cut short his medical leave in Singapore and return to prison within 498 hours.
18 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
The prisons authority has ordered former Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim to cut short his medical leave in Singapore and return to the Maldives within 48 hours to serve the remainder of his 11-year jail sentence.
The Maldives Correctional Services informed Nazim’s wife in a letter today that the family’s request for an extension of the retired colonel’s medical leave has been rejected.
If Nazim fails to return in the next two days, the MCS will “begin work to bring him back,” reads the letter signed by Superintendent of Prisons Ibrahim Mohamed Didi.
Commenting on the MCS order, Nazim’s brother-in-law Ismail Hameed said: “I can guarantee you that Nazim will not flee and is now forced to comply with orders to return, without having completed his treatment.”
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