A Maldivian-flagged vessel was accused of busting sanctions.
The allegations come from a leaked military intelligence report.
Abdulla Fahmy said he was a sick man lacking basic medical care in prison.
The oil tanker was suspected of illegally supplying North Korea.
The International Maritime Organization now lists the Xin Yuan 18 with an unknown flag.
Japan notified the UN Security Council of the suspected transfer of goods from a tanker operating under a Maldivian flag to a North Korean vessel.
An oil tanker suspected of illegally supplying North Korea was not registered by Maldivian authorities to sail under the national flag, the government said Wednesday after Japan...
Japan has notified the UN Security Council of the suspected illegal transfer of goods from a tanker with a Maldivian flag to a North Korean vessel...
