Inmate dies in Maafushi jail
A 32-year-old inmate at the high-security Maafushi prison died around 7:50 am Thursday morning while undergoing treatment at the island’s medical centre.
24 Aug 2017, 9:00 AM
A 32-year-old inmate at the high-security Maafushi prison died around 7:50 am Thursday morning while undergoing treatment at the island’s medical centre.
Ibrahim Asgar, from the Vaijaheyge in the Maafanu ward of the capital, was serving a 12-year sentence on drug charges.
“He was taken out of his cell yesterday because he was feeling ill and was being treated at the medical center when he died this morning,” Ahmed Lugman, spokesman for the Maldives Correctional Service, told the Maldives Independent.
Doctors have not determined the cause of death, he added.
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