ADK Hospital has revealed Speaker of Parliament and former President Mohamed Nasheed has been placed in intensive care in critical condition after undergoing multiple successful surgeries since he was brought to the hospital following the attack near his residence in Male’.
The Speaker was brought to ADK for treatment of injuries suffered in an explosion in Neeloafaru Hingun on May 6 while he was getting into his car. ADK Hospital revealed the Speaker underwent life-saving surgery on injuries to his head, chest, abdomen and limbs over the course of 16 hours. The hospital said following a successful final, critical life-saving procedure, the Speaker has been placed in intensive care in critical condition.
Speaker Nasheed was the target of an attack on May 6 which also left members of his security team and some innocent bystanders injured. The attack has been strongly condemned by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, as well as opposition leaders, former presidents, senior political figures and the international community. Maldives Police Service (MPS) has stated the attack is being investigated as an act of terrorism.