Parliamentarians argue emergency motion on fugitive Luthufee

Parliamentarians on Monday argued an early-day motion on the status of fugitive Abdulla Luthufee’s recapture and return to the Maldives.

The early-day motion was submitted by former defence minister and current MP for the opposition Adam Shareef, who has raised concerns about the delay in bringing Luthufee back to the country.

However, MPs debating the issue defended the government, saying attempts were being made to bring him back.

Luthufee, who was serving a commuted death sentence for an armed coup attempt in 1988, escaped while on a medical visit to India in 2010. The authorities have been attempting to capture him since and he is on an Interpol red notice for “abscondment … while undergoing treatment in India”.