Maldives jailed ex-Prez Nasheed allowed treatment in UK

Maldives’ former president Mohamed Nasheed, serving a 13-year jail sentence on terror charges, has been granted permission to travel to UK for surgery, government announced today. 

“The government of Maldives has granted permission to former president Nasheed to travel to UK to undergo surgery, at his request,” the foreign ministry said on its official Twitter account. 

Nasheed, 48, had sought permission to travel abroad for a surgery on his back, but the government had repeatedly denied the request insisting that the surgery could be done in the Maldives. 

His lawyers had, however, rejected the government’s claim that the surgery was available at the private ADK Hospital in capital Male. 

The authority had said it could only allow Nasheed to travel abroad for medical treatment after consultation with a specialist, Haveeru Online reported.