Sheikh Imran rejects presidential pardon
He was offered freedom if he joined the government and a chance to leave the Maldives with his family.
19 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
A jailed opposition leader rejected a presidential pardon because he said he would rather stay in prison than make a deal with the government, a party source confirmed to the Maldives Independent Thursday.
The Adhaalath Party’s Sheikh Imran Abdulla is serving a 12-year sentence for a terror conviction and was last month transferred to house arrest for electrical work to be carried out in his cell.
Government representatives, including President Abdulla Yameen’s running mate and Imran’s former party colleague Dr Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed, visited the jailed leader on Wednesday to discuss conditions for his release, according to the source who wished to remain anonymous.
Imran was offered freedom if he joined the government and a chance to leave the Maldives with his family.
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