Ex-defence minister granted medical leave for heart surgery in Singapore
The Maldives Correctional Services this week approved a 15-day medical leave for the retired colonel to undergo a heart surgery in Singapore. A final hearing in the appeal of Nazim’s 11-year jail sentence on a weapons smuggling charge is meanwhile due to take place tomorrow.
04 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
The prisons authority has granted permission for former Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim to travel overseas for medical treatment.
The Maldives Correctional Services this week approved a 15-day medical leave for the retired colonel to undergo a heart surgery in Singapore.
“MCS’s medical board granted permission for Nazim as the heart surgery he required is not available in Maldives,” spokesman Moosa Rameez said.
He added that Nazim and his family can decide when they want to leave for the surgery.
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