Inmate dies in Asseyri Prison

An inmate at the Asseyri Prison at Kaafu Hinmafushi has passed away. 

Information Officer of the Maldives Correctional Service, Ahmed Lugman confirmed the death of an inmate at the prison to Sun Media. 

He said that a man serving a sentence at the prison suddenly passed away this afternoon. And the body has now been taken to Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH). 

The Correctional Service said that the man died while playing football and the death was immediately reported to the Maldives Police Service and the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives. 

Sources have told Sun Media that the inmate who dies in prison was 34-year-old special needs inmate, Gazlee Abdulgafoor. The length of the sentence he was serving is unclear at this time. 

Asseyri Prison is a minimum security prison for those convicted of lesser crimes.