Ex-president transferred to jail
21 Apr 2015, 8:09 PM
Zaheena Rasheed
Former president Mohamed Nasheed has been transferred from police custody today to a low security jail an hour away from the capital Malé.
Nasheed is serving a 13-year jail term on terrorism charges relating to the detention of a judge during his tenure.
He was convicted on March 13, but was held at the Dhoonidhoo Island remand centre until the home ministry finished constructing a special apartment at the high security prison on Maafushi Island.
The Maldives correctional services today transferred Nasheed to Asseyri jail on Himmafushi Island temporarily, saying Nasheed will be taken to Maafushi jail when his apartment is completed.
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