Authorities under fire after custodial death
The opposition spokesman says the Maldives now has the highest per capita rate of custodial deaths in the world with 13 in the past two years.
02 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
The Maldives Correctional Service is under fire after the death of a Maafushi jail inmate.
A 30-year-old man who was serving 25-years for a drug conviction died at the high-security prison Friday night. Local media identified him as Ali Abdulla from the Galolhu Fehimaa house in the capital Malé.
Ahmed Lugman, spokesman for the Maldives Correctional Service, confirmed the death but refused to disclose the cause.
He declined to respond to allegations of negligence circulating on social media. A family member told VFP that he was suffering from high blood pressure and a congenital heart problem.
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