Adeeb's medical leave extended again till Oct 1

Maldives Correctional Service on Wednesday extended the permission granted to former vice president Ahmed Adeeb to travel abroad for medical treatment, for a third time.

Adeeb was granted 10 days permission to travel to Singapore for medical treatment while under house arrest despite a jail sentence, on July 11. He left late that night, and his permit was later extended twice with the latest extension expiring on September 15. 

A senior Corrections official confirmed to Atoll Times that its medical board decided on Wednesday to grant a third extension to the permit following Adeeb's request. The extension will be valid by October 1, the official added.

The Maldives Thirdway Democrats (MTD), which Adeeb founded, said in a statement on the day of his departure that he was leaving Maldives to seek treatment for a life-threatening ailment related to his nervous system.

The corrections said it had given permission to Adeeb to undergo tests that could not be done in Maldives on the advice of the medical board.