Republic of Maldives: Further information on "Disappearance" / Prisoner of Conscience, Abdulla Shakir

Index Number: ASA 29/002/2001
Date Published: 27 August 2001
Categories: Asia And The Pacific, Maldives

Member of parliament Abdulla Shakir, who was arrested on 18 July, is now known to have been held for several days at Male' police station on "unspecified civil grounds". He was eventually released unconditionally.