Government to reconsider decision to revoke Nasheed’s medical leave
Home Minister Umar Naseer said in a tweet this morning that he has asked the Maldives Correctional Services’ medical board to review a decision to revoke a 30-day extension of medical leave “due to the confusion created by [Nasheed’s] lawyers,” who had denied President Yameen’s claim that the opposition leader was due to undergo surgery in the UK.
20 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
The government is reconsidering its decision to revoke a 30-day extension of former President Mohamed Nasheed’s medical leave in the UK.
Home Minister Umar Naseer said in a tweet this morning that he has asked the Maldives Correctional Services’ medical board to review Nasheed’s case.
On Monday – a day after granting a 30-day extension for Nasheed to undergo treatment for a chronic back problem – the MCS announced that it has revoked the extension after the opposition leader’s lawyers denied President Abdulla Yameen’s claim that he was due to undergo surgery on April 19.
Lawyers said that medical documents submitted to the MCS made no mention of a surgery.
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