Ex-defence minister in Singapore on medical leave from prison
Jailed former defence minister Mohamed Nazim left the Maldives for Singapore on Friday on government-authorised 21-day medical leave from prison.
20 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
Jailed former defence minister Mohamed Nazim is in Singapore on government-authorised 21-day medical leave from prison.
Nazim, who left the Maldives on Friday, is seeking treatment for the buildup of fluids in his eyes.
The appellate High Court last week upheld a controversial weapons smuggling conviction against him. The retired colonel maintains that he was framed by rogue police officers on the orders of then-Tourism Minister Ahmed Adeeb.
Nazim had sought treatment in Singapore once before, soon after his conviction in April last year.
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