Police deny brutalising Nasheed
24 Feb 2015, 1:15 PM
Ismail Humaam Hamid
The Maldives Police Services have denied former President Mohamed Nasheed was brutalised when he was escorted into the Criminal Court yesterday.
Speaking to the press last night, Superintendent of Police Hamdhoon Rasheed said the opposition leader had staged a fall, and that his arms and fingers were not injured as he had claimed in the courtroom.
“When he fell and started to show resistance, the police attempted to ensure he received no injuries in taking him inside the courtroom,” he said.
Nasheed appeared in court for a terrorism trial with his arm in a makeshift sling. The opposition leader asked for immediate medical attention and right to legal counsel.
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