Man who died in police custody buried without postmortem

A 55-year-old man who died in police custody Tuesday morning has been buried this afternoon after his family decided not to conduct a postmortem.

Moosa Naseem died en route to the hospital in Malé from a police remand facility on the island of Dhoonidhoo, ten minutes by speedboat from the capital. A police spokesman said yesterday that the body was kept at the mortuary in case an autopsy might be required.

Local media reported that the family decided not to ask for a postmortem.

But a family member told The Maldives Independent today on the condition of anonymity: “At no point have we suggested or entertained the idea of a postmortem.”