Watchdog denies former president suffered food poisoning
Former president Yameen remains hospitalised.
11 Mar 2019, 9:00 AM
The National Integrity Commission has dismissed allegations that former president Abdulla Yameen was fed poisoned food in jail.
Citing an unnamed relative who claimed Yameen was being treated for respiratory difficulties, online tabloid Vaguthu reported Wednesday the family suspects he was fed poisonous food in the Maafushi jail. The claims appeared on a website called Manchester-tv.co.uk the next day.
The NIC investigated the allegations against prison authorities and found them to be untrue, the oversight body said in a statement Thursday.
“The commission met with former president Abdulla Yameen on 8th March to find details about the allegations made in this article and Yameen told the commission he had not made any complaints about eating poisoned food nor consulted the doctor in relation to food poisoning,” it said.
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