Former first lady asks to stay with Gayoom on detention island
Nasreena Ibrahim requested arrangements for her to personally attend to Gayoom’s health and “basic needs” until his condition improves.
07 May 2018, 9:00 AM
The former first lady on Sunday sought permission to stay with her husband Maumoon Abdul Gayoom at the Dhoonidhoo detention island.
Nasreena Ibrahim appealed to the acting police commissioner to transfer Gayoom to house arrest so that his family can provide round-the-clock care for his ailing health, local media reported, citing her letter to Abdulla Nawaz.
If the authorities continue to refuse, she requested arrangements for her to personally attend to Gayoom’s health and “basic needs” until his condition improves.
The 82-year-old, who ruled the Maldives for 30 years, is suffering from a condition called Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) that causes dizziness. “The doctor has advised him that the risk of a fall is high and he must never be unaccompanied, which is why his family are seeking his transfer to their care,” his nephew and lawyer Maumoon Hameed tweeted.
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