Home minister reveals Nasheed’s medical condition in a tweet
Home Minister Umar Naseer revealed today jailed former President Mohamed Nasheed’s medical condition, prompting an outcry on social media over the release of confidential information.
08 Dec 2015, 9:00 AM
Home Minister Umar Naseer revealed today jailed former President Mohamed Nasheed’s medical condition, prompting an outcry on social media over the release of confidential information.
Naseer said the doctor had recommended Nasheed undergo a micro-discectomy of the L4-5 discs or the lowest discs of the backbone, and said the procedure is available in the Maldives.
The opposition leader’s family has requested the government to allow him to travel abroad for the surgery. The injury was caused by torture during Nasheed’s imprisonment during former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s regime, lawyers said at a press conference yesterday.
Naseer, in his tweet, said the Maldives Correctional Services would seek a second opinion on the matter.
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