Custodial deaths: Concerns mount over lack of treatment

4 days ago

A suspect detained in a drug case died in detention on Sunday, in the latest such custodial death in recent months, giving rise to mounting concerns over lack of access to treatment for drug addiction in detention facilities. The Maldives has seen a rise in custodial deaths in recent months, many of them drug addicts. On Sunday, Ahmed Afrah, 48, G. Zamia,