HRCM meets ex VP Adeeb

Human Rights Commission of the Maldives (HRCM) on Monday has met former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb.

Raajje.mv is able to confirm the meeting.

Adeeb’s family had released a statement earlier this month claiming that Adeeb has developed an internal cyst, kidney stones, and vision impairment from glaucoma since his incarceration in 2015.

His family has accused the state of negligence in failing to provide the former vice president with adequate medical care during his isolated incarceration in Dhoonidhoo Island while the police investigated him.

Adeeb’s lawyer Moosa Siraj had filed the case with HRCM, expressing concern over his deteriorating health condition. HRCM Public Relations Officer Hawwa Wajudha said no information can be released as the case was still under review.

Noting that his client's health condition keeps getting worse day by day, Siraj said they were forced to go to the media after authorities failed to the give the situation any attention.

Siraj noted that he has to do two additional tests, and that they are not available in the Maldives, adding that these results were from tests done by state-sponsored doctors, and not done privately by Adeeb's family.

Earlier in the week, the lawyer said that Adeeb could die in his prison cell, if the adequate medical care is not provided, emphasizing that the cyst could turn into cancer. He also noted that Adeeb has a family history of cancer, and that a relative of his had passed away due to the illness.

Adeeb was sentenced to a total of 33 years in prison on charges of corruption and terrorism, and is currently being held in Dhoonidhoo Detention Centre.