Nasheed’s visitation rights ‘restricted’
Former President Mohamed Nasheed’s parents and siblings were denied a weekly visit at the high-security prison on Maafushi Island today, according to lawyers.
03 Sep 2015, 9:00 AM
Former President Mohamed Nasheed’s parents and siblings were denied a weekly visit at the high-security prison on Maafushi Island today, according to lawyers.
“The office of President Nasheed condemns in the strongest terms this arbitrary and politically motivated decision and calls upon the government to cease their vindictive intimidation of President Nasheed,” read a statement issued today.
The opposition leader was taken back to jail on August 23, eight weeks after he was transferred to house arrest amidst negotiations for his release.
Lawyers said the government had commuted Nasheed’s 13 year jail term on a terrorism conviction to house arrest, but the government denies authorizing the transfer.
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