Nasheed seeks 60-day extension of medical leave

Former President Mohamed Nasheed has requested an extension of his medical leave in the UK by a further two months to undergo treatment for a chronic back problem.

Doctors estimate “it would take six to eight weeks for the initial stages of the treatment,” reads a letter Nasheed’s lawyer Hassan Latheef sent to Commissioner of Prisons Mohamed Husham on February 14.

The Maldives Correctional Services wrote to Nasheed’s father Abdul Sattar Umar last week and asked him to submit details of the opposition leader’s treatment by Sunday.

Azima Shakoor, the minister for legal affairs at the president’s office, told reporters in Colombo last month that the government would extend Nasheed’s medical leave on request.

source-  http://maldivesindependent.com/politics/nasheed-seeks-60-day-extension-of-medical-leave-122264