President to free four Indians from Maldives prison

President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has decided to pardon four Indian nationals serving prison sentences in the Maldives.

The decision was made as a gesture of goodwill to improve relations between Maldives and India, according to Ibrahim Muaz Ali, Spokesperson at the President’s Office.

Muaz told Sun Online today that the convicts include three women and one man, and that President Yameen has asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to arrange their deportation back to India.

“The man has been serving his sentence in a prison in Maldives for a very long time,” said Muaz.