Former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, whose request for medical leave abroad has become a contentious matter, has been treated at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH).

An official from IGMH has confirmed this to RaajjeMV, adding that the former vice president had seen a urologist.

Adeeb had reportedly been transferred back to his prison cell from the ‘T-Jetty’ harbour in Maafannu ward, Malé City.

Adeeb’s family and lawyers said in a joint statement that the state of his medical conditions is now unclear and that the police and correctional officers had neglected to inform them before taking him to IGMH on Wednesday.

Adeeb’s family had released a statement earlier in June claiming that he has developed an internal cyst, kidney stones, and vision impairment from glaucoma since his incarceration in 2015.

They have accused the state of negligence in failing to provide Adeeb with adequate medical care during his isolated incarceration at the prison in Dhoonidhoo Island while the police investigated allegations against him.

Reports had then surfaced that correctional services had brought in medical equipment to provide him treatment at Dhoonidhoo Island. He is now brought to Malé for his appointments.

Adeeb was sentenced to a total of 33 years in prison for on allegations of attempting to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen and for his role in the heavily publicized case of graft involving the state-operated Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation.