President Nasheed at the airport to leave for U.K.

Former President Mohamed Nasheed has been taken to the Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (INIA) to leave for the U.K. on his medical visit.

The former President, serving a 13-year prison sentence after being convicted of terrorism, was taken to the airport in the custody of the Correctional Service after President Nasheed and his family signed all the relevant legal documents.

Sources say that the former President’s flight would leave at 9:05 p.m.

The former President Mohamed Nasheed’s brother, Dr. Ahmed Nasheed all the relevant legal documents that needed their signature before departing abroad for medical treatment on behalf of the family.

Conditions Agreed by the former President on the legal documents:

• Notifying the address and the contact number to the Correctional Service within 24 hours of arrival at the foreign country.

• Notifying any changes to the address when abroad.

• Gain approval from the Correctional Service by sending a fax of the doctor’s letter if the treatment would exceed 30 days.

• Notifying the Correctional Service with the arrival flight number, date and time after treatment.

• Acknowledging that the sentence is halted from the date of the departure and resumes from the date of return into custody.

The former President’s brother, Dr. Ahmed Naashid signed a document agreeing that if the former President is lost or escapes, he would notify the Correctional Service without delay if President Nasheed is lost or escapes with Dr. Naashid’s fault, he would be personally responsible.