Prison authorities did not say how long the emergency would last.
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.
A shop and staff barracks burnt down late last night at the high-security prison on the island of Maafushi in Kaafu atoll.
Nazim Sattar filed the case at the civil court today contending that the Maldives Correctional Services had arbitrarily reversed its previous decision to allow the former...
