Former President Mohamed Nasheed has urged the release of his party Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)’s national council member Ahmed Adhuham.

Adhuham was arrested at MDP’s campaign site while preparing for the opposition rally on February 16.

His lawyer has said that Adhuham has begun a hunger strike on March 2 after he was denied consultation with a dentist.

In a tweet on Sunday, Nasheed said Adhuham was unlawfully detained in Dhoonidhoo custodial centre under the powers of the state of emergency, and that he was on a hunger strike protesting his right to medical attention and unlawful arrest.