Home Minister Ahmed Azleen has urged Commissioner of Prisons Ahmed Shinan to arrange swift transportation of Jumhooree Party leader and Villa chairman Qasim Ibrahim abroad for medical attention.
In a letter sent to Commissioner of Prisons, Home Minister stated that he had ordered all relevant authorities to haste for the arrangements required for the transportation of Qasim Ibrahim following Criminal Court verdict which sentenced him to jail for 3 years. Minister Azleen has stressed the relevant authorities to arrange possibilities for Qasim Ibrahim's treatment abroad.
The consulting doctor of ailing Jumhooree Party leader had strongly suggested for a quick travel abroad to seek required medical attention and tests - procedures which cannot be executed in any Maldivian medical institute - emphasizing that any hindrance could cost the Villa Chairman, his life.
Court had found the Villa Chairman and Jumhooree Party leader of bribing lawmakers regarding the no-confidence motion against parliament speaker Abdullah Maseeh, for which the verdict was a jail term of 3 years 2 months and 12 days.
Criminal Court sentenced Qasim Ibrahim in his absence - at the time of the verdict delivery, the alleged businessman was admitted at Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH).
