Former President Mohamed Nasheed must be
transferred to house arrest according to his medical reports, lawyer
Hassan Latheef has said.
Speaking on RaajjeTV’s ‘Fala Suruhee’ programme, Hassan Latheef said that the doctors had recommended some pre-surgery exercises and physiotherapy for Nasheed, and claimed Maldives Correctional Services had denied the former President the opportunity to follow the doctors’ recommendations.
“In President Nasheed’s medical report, the doctor has clearly said that the current prison setting is not suitable for physiotherapy. The prison does not have the resources for it. Therefore, the former President must be transferred to house arrest”, Latheef insisted.
The former President had recently requested for permission to travel abroad for medical treatment.
Maldives Correctional Service had, on December 27, confirmed that no decision had been made regarding former President Nasheed’s medical case yet.
When contacted by RaajjeMV regarding media reports suggesting MCS had rejected Nasheed’s request, Information Officer Moosa Rameez said that despite having learnt Nasheed’s surgery can be performed in Maldives, the MCS Medical Board had not reached a final decision.
“We have received assurances from the hospital that Nasheed’s surgery can be performed here in Maldives. But there is a special medical board making decisions on such matters. They have not reached a conclusion yet”, he added.
Nasheed was brought to ADK Hospital in Male’ for a consultation with a neurologist on December 26, 2015.
The Correctional Service had previously revealed that it would take into consideration the jailed former President Nasheed’s wish”even if his surgery can be performed in the Maldives”.
In an interview with RaajjeMV, Commissioner of Prions Mohamed Husham said that doctors at ADK Hospital had given two options for Nasheed’s surgery: a minimally invasive method called the ‘keyhole surgery’ or the ‘open surgery’ method, and highlighted that the Correctional Service had now received assurance that both methods can be performed in the Maldives.
He, however, noted the Correctional Service had not received “an official word” regarding the surgery from Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) yet.
“Regardless of what the doctors say, the final decision will be for the former President to make, isn’t it?”, Husham told RaajjeMV.
He further stated that following the medical consultation, the orthopaedist Dr.Yousuf Shah had suggested the former President follow the direct recommendations of the surgeon who will be performing the operation.
The Commissioner of Prisons insisted the Correctional Service will be able to make a final decision on the former President’s request to go abroad for treatment as soon as they conclude their report on ADK’s capacity to perform the surgery.
Speaking on RaajjeTV’s ‘Fala Suruhee’ programme, Hassan Latheef said that the doctors had recommended some pre-surgery exercises and physiotherapy for Nasheed, and claimed Maldives Correctional Services had denied the former President the opportunity to follow the doctors’ recommendations.
“In President Nasheed’s medical report, the doctor has clearly said that the current prison setting is not suitable for physiotherapy. The prison does not have the resources for it. Therefore, the former President must be transferred to house arrest”, Latheef insisted.
The former President had recently requested for permission to travel abroad for medical treatment.
Maldives Correctional Service had, on December 27, confirmed that no decision had been made regarding former President Nasheed’s medical case yet.
When contacted by RaajjeMV regarding media reports suggesting MCS had rejected Nasheed’s request, Information Officer Moosa Rameez said that despite having learnt Nasheed’s surgery can be performed in Maldives, the MCS Medical Board had not reached a final decision.
“We have received assurances from the hospital that Nasheed’s surgery can be performed here in Maldives. But there is a special medical board making decisions on such matters. They have not reached a conclusion yet”, he added.
Nasheed was brought to ADK Hospital in Male’ for a consultation with a neurologist on December 26, 2015.
The Correctional Service had previously revealed that it would take into consideration the jailed former President Nasheed’s wish”even if his surgery can be performed in the Maldives”.
In an interview with RaajjeMV, Commissioner of Prions Mohamed Husham said that doctors at ADK Hospital had given two options for Nasheed’s surgery: a minimally invasive method called the ‘keyhole surgery’ or the ‘open surgery’ method, and highlighted that the Correctional Service had now received assurance that both methods can be performed in the Maldives.
He, however, noted the Correctional Service had not received “an official word” regarding the surgery from Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) yet.
“Regardless of what the doctors say, the final decision will be for the former President to make, isn’t it?”, Husham told RaajjeMV.
He further stated that following the medical consultation, the orthopaedist Dr.Yousuf Shah had suggested the former President follow the direct recommendations of the surgeon who will be performing the operation.
The Commissioner of Prisons insisted the Correctional Service will be able to make a final decision on the former President’s request to go abroad for treatment as soon as they conclude their report on ADK’s capacity to perform the surgery.
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