Former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, who is serving a corruption sentence, has left for Singapore for medical treatment.
Adeeb left for Singapore for ten days on Tuesday night under the custody of the Maldives Correctional Service and police security.
Adeeb's party, the Maldives Third Way Democrats (MTD), said Adeeb left for Singapore for treatment of a life-threatening neurological disease on the advice of multiple doctors at different hospitals.
The MTD said Adeeb was unjustly tortured in prison and prevented from receiving medical treatment during the rule of former President Abdullah Yameen from 2015 to 2018. However, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's administration has facilitated for Adeeb to receive adequate medical treatment, the party acknowledged. The MTD emphasized their belief in the fundamental right of every individual, regardless of their political affiliation, to access quality healthcare.
Adeeb has previously suffered from several health problems and has received treatment in the Maldives and abroad. In 2019, he was apprehended while attempting to escape to India on a tug boat.
