The family of the speaker of the Parliament and former President Mohamed Nasheed says that he would be departing abroad tomorrow for further treatment after he sustained life-threatening injuries in the assassination attempt on May 6th.
Speaking to "The Press" the Speaker's brother Ibrahim Nashid said that the speaker's family was making arrangements to fly him out for further treatment and that he would depart to Germany tomorrow.
Nashid also confirmed that the speaker was slowly recovering from his injuries sustained during the attack and that his doctors have now given him permission to eat soup and fruit.
The Speaker was injured in a remote-controlled explosion last Thursday when assailants targeted him outside the speaker's residence in Male'.
The speaker and former President Nasheed had sustained serious injuries in the attack against his person with his medical team revealing that projectiles from the blast had pierced his lungs after fracturing through his fourth rib, narrowly missing his heart by a centimeter.
Five others were also injured in the attack including members of his security detail.
Police have so far arrested 3 individuals in relation to the attack including the prime suspect who had detonated the explosive device near the scene of the attack.
