Family of former Defense Minister Col. (Rtd.) Mohamed
Nazim has said that more doctors agree that "Nazim might lose his vision
if not treated abroad."
Speaking to RaajjeMV, Nazim's younger brother, Adam Azim, former Managing Director at State Trading Organization (STO) said that Nazim's eye problem has been worsening day by day and that he cannot be treated in Maldives.
Furthermore, Azim said that Nazim's doctors fear that if he is not treated abroad immediately, that he might lose his vision.
Revealing that doctor's had advised to keep the former Minister under house arrest for four weeks while he was being treated at IGMH, Azim said that they were yet to get a response on the matter.
He also said that the Human Rights Commission of Maldives (HRCM) had submitted a request to transfer Nazim to house arrest while he was being treated.
Azim had previously revealed that the former Defence Minister’s doctors had also sent a document to the Commissioner of Prisons on July 16 requesting to transfer him to a “stress free” environment for four months.
Regarding the similar case of former President Mohamed Nasheed, Home Minister had insisted that “inmates cannot be transferred to house arrest every time a doctor advises to do so."
Sentenced on the 26th of March, Nazim had previously been given a 45 day release from prison for the medical attention abroad on the 10th of April as well. After he had been granted permission, Nazim had travelled to Singapore and had returned back to Maldives on the 24th of May.
Nazim has appealed his verdict at the High Court and while his appeal case had commenced on the 22nd of June, the trial was halted due to the re-appointment of High Court judges to High Court chapters in the North and South.
His family has since appealed for him to be transferred to house arrest highlighting that the appeals case has been delayed due to issues on the High Court's part and said that the family wanted Nazim to be transferred to house arrest till the appeals case can be heard at the Court.
Nazim was Defence Minister when Maldives Police Service raided his residence and allegedly found a Browning 9mm pistol, 3 bullets, a magazine and an improvised explosive device. These were found with a pen drive which implicated Nazim, among others, in a plan to assassinate high profile government targets.
Nazim and his family have vigorously denied that the pistol found at his residence belonged to him and the Police failed to find any link between the gun and Nazim.
However, the Criminal Court found Nazim guilty as Nazim could not prove that the pistol was not his.
The Human Rights Commission of Maldives (HRCM) in an investigation found that although Police acted within legal bounds during the raid on Nazim's house there were irregularities in Police practices during the raid. HRCM was particularly concerned that no video footage is available from the raid conducted by the Police to find the weapons hidden at Nazim's house.@raajje.mv
Speaking to RaajjeMV, Nazim's younger brother, Adam Azim, former Managing Director at State Trading Organization (STO) said that Nazim's eye problem has been worsening day by day and that he cannot be treated in Maldives.
Furthermore, Azim said that Nazim's doctors fear that if he is not treated abroad immediately, that he might lose his vision.
Revealing that doctor's had advised to keep the former Minister under house arrest for four weeks while he was being treated at IGMH, Azim said that they were yet to get a response on the matter.
He also said that the Human Rights Commission of Maldives (HRCM) had submitted a request to transfer Nazim to house arrest while he was being treated.
Azim had previously revealed that the former Defence Minister’s doctors had also sent a document to the Commissioner of Prisons on July 16 requesting to transfer him to a “stress free” environment for four months.
Regarding the similar case of former President Mohamed Nasheed, Home Minister had insisted that “inmates cannot be transferred to house arrest every time a doctor advises to do so."
Sentenced on the 26th of March, Nazim had previously been given a 45 day release from prison for the medical attention abroad on the 10th of April as well. After he had been granted permission, Nazim had travelled to Singapore and had returned back to Maldives on the 24th of May.
Nazim has appealed his verdict at the High Court and while his appeal case had commenced on the 22nd of June, the trial was halted due to the re-appointment of High Court judges to High Court chapters in the North and South.
His family has since appealed for him to be transferred to house arrest highlighting that the appeals case has been delayed due to issues on the High Court's part and said that the family wanted Nazim to be transferred to house arrest till the appeals case can be heard at the Court.
Nazim was Defence Minister when Maldives Police Service raided his residence and allegedly found a Browning 9mm pistol, 3 bullets, a magazine and an improvised explosive device. These were found with a pen drive which implicated Nazim, among others, in a plan to assassinate high profile government targets.
Nazim and his family have vigorously denied that the pistol found at his residence belonged to him and the Police failed to find any link between the gun and Nazim.
However, the Criminal Court found Nazim guilty as Nazim could not prove that the pistol was not his.
The Human Rights Commission of Maldives (HRCM) in an investigation found that although Police acted within legal bounds during the raid on Nazim's house there were irregularities in Police practices during the raid. HRCM was particularly concerned that no video footage is available from the raid conducted by the Police to find the weapons hidden at Nazim's house.@raajje.mv
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