Lahiru reunited with his loved ones

Lahiru Madhushanka, who languished in prison in the Maldives for three years accused of being involved in a plot to assassinate a Maldivian President, was acquitted and released by Court.

He arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport on Thursday night and was reunited with his family and loved ones. The driver, Lahiru arrived in the Maldives in 2015 in

He arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport on Thursday night and was reunited with his family and loved ones

search of employment and suddenly found himself accused of being a highly trained sniper attempting to kill President Abdulla Yameen. He was arrested at the airport by plainclothes police.

Lahiru’s family and his lawyer said he had since been repeatedly denied access to legal representation, and while in custody had been subject to ill-treatment including prolonged solitary confinement and beatings with cables that caused him to suffer from a temporary loss of hearing in one ear.