Speaker of the People’s Majlis and Former President Mohamed Nasheed is headed to the United Kingdom on an unofficial visit.

He departed to UK on Saturday morning.

Nasheed was targeted in an assassination attempt on May 6, as he was heading out to attend an event in an island. The attack, which saw a remote-controlled IED explode near his residence in the center of Malé City, caused serious injuries to the ex-president.

The shrapnel pieces from the bomb blast caused a substantial amount of damage to his internal organs, but had missed some vital arteries and organs. A shrapnel piece struck his rib, which otherwise would have struck his heart, leading to a fatality.  Speaker Nasheed underwent 16 hours of live-saving surgery at ADK hospital.

While he left to Germany on May 13, he travelled to United Kingdom after being referred to specialists there, on July 2.

He returned to Maldives after nearly four months residing abroad, on October 11.

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih welcomed the former president at Velana International Airport (VIA) upon arrival.

Security forces and measures at the airport had been strengthened for Nasheed’s arrival.

The parliament’s committee on national security services conducted an inquiry into the security breach that led to the assassination attempt on Nasheed, recommendations of which are to be implemented under the National Security Advisor’s Office's counsel.

The trial is ongoing for eight charged in connection to the attack.