Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has been returned to the prison in Maafushi island, his lawyers have confirmed.

Attorney Hussain Shameem said that he was returned to Maafushi Prison after doctors advised that Maumoon not move too much due to his ailment.

The legal team was not granted a meeting with Maumoon before he was transferred to Maafushi and has not been informed of his health condition.

Authorities did not disclose the reason behind his transfer.

Due to his ill health, Maumoon was moved from Maafushi to Dhoonidhoo island on Thursday after confiscating his medication.

Maumoon was arrested on February 6 and has been kept in various prisons since his arrest in early February. All the while, authorities have been refusing to give him treatment.