Opposition leader Imran taken to hospital
Sheikh Imran Abdulla, who is serving a jail term of twelve years, was taken to IGM Hospital in early Monday afternoon
Adhaalath Party (AP)\'s leader Sheikh Imran Abdulla at IGMH
Adhaalath Party (AP)'s leader Sheikh Imran Abdulla, who is serving a jail term of twelve years, was taken to IGM Hospital in early Monday afternoon.
Sources report that Imran was taken to the hospital for a consultation in the early hours of Monday afternoon and that he had previously been taken to the hospital under the supervision of Maldives Correctional Services (MCS).
MCS was unavailable for comments regarding the matter.
AP's Foreign Relation's Committee member Shidhaatha Shareef had said that Imran came for the consultation upon doctors advice for him to take a blood test and an MRI scan. She said that no further details had been provided.
On the 28th of February doctors had reported a serious increase in sodium in Imran's blood, advising him to undergo further tests.
Upon the authorities ignorance of the matter, Imran's family had appealed the relevant authorities to provide him medical attention, to which they had not received an appropriate answer.
AP claims that if Imran does not seek the required medical attention at the earliest, he may face life threatening repercussions including an increase of blood pressure and risk of cardiac arrest.
Imran is serving his twelve year jail term in Maafushi prison after having been arrested at the mass 'May day' rally held on May 1st, 2015, on allegations that his speech at the demonstration inflicted the chaos that uproared within protesters that day.
He was sentenced in February 2016 after having been charged and found guilty of terror charges.
