Jailed lawmaker leaves for medical treatment in India
Independent MP Ahmed Mahloof has issued several press statements from jail during the past month, expressing concern over the treatment of inmates at the Maafushi jail and criticising the judiciary, Yameen’s state of the nation address, and the change of burials from the capital to Hulhumalé.
21 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Jailed MP Ahmed Mahloof departed Tuesday afternoon to seek medical treatment in India for the second time in three months.
The independent lawmaker, who is serving a jail sentence of nearly 11 months on two counts of obstructing police duty, was granted a seven-day medical leave to seek treatment for persistent allergies.
Mahloof’s wife, Nazra Naseem, told the Maldives Independent that he will be treated with a three-dose course of an expensive injection called Xolair that needs to be administered every two weeks.
“It is used to treat the allergies that Mahloof is still suffering from. Both the doctors we showed before and local doctors recommended that course of treatment,” said Nazra, who is accompanying Mahloof on the trip along with the couple’s young daughter.
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