Inmate found hanged in Maafushi prison
15 Nov 2011, 8:46 PM
Ahmed Nazeer and Ahmed Naish
A 35 year-old inmate was found hanged in his cell in Maafushi jail on Tuesday morning, according to Home Minister Hassan Afeef.
Speaking to press this afternoon, Afeef said Abdul Munnim, H. Cozy Corner, who was serving a sentence on drug-related charges, was found dead at around 11.35am in the fifth cell in unit three.
The deceased was alone in the cell today as his cell mate was in Male’ for medical treatment, Afeef explained.
The Home Minister promised a full and thorough investigation “to determine if there was any foul play and if we believe anyone else is culpable, we will take legal action against them.”
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