Ex-May Day detainee under state care
Ibrahim Rasheed started receiving treatment after media reports of his condition.
04 Apr 2019, 9:00 AM
A former inmate who was jailed after the 2015 May Day protest is being provided treatment under state care after his plight attracted media attention.
Photos and videos posted on social media Monday of showed Rasheed walking near a market in Malé with his skin scraping off from his face and body.
Rasheed developed the skin condition while he was incarcerated at the Maafushi prison, a family member who requested anonymity told the Maldives Independent.
“When he went in he was completely normal. But when he was brought here he looked like a corpse,” he said. “It first started when he was in jail. They showed him to the clinic there and put him in isolation. After that, it got worse”
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