Jailed former president’s health worsens
The 83-year-old Gayoom suffers from a condition that causes dizziness.
22 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
A specialist doctor was taken to the high-security Maafushi prison Tuesday as jailed former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s health worsened.
Hussain Shameem, the 83-year-old former strongman’s lawyer, told the Maldives Independent that lawyers were informed when they went to Maafushi for a meeting.
“We learnt that his condition was not good and that the Maldives Correctional Service was trying to bring a doctor to the prison,” he said.
Lawyers have not been provided with any updates since Tuesday morning, the former deputy prosecutor general added.
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