Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government of Sri Lanka Faiszer Mustapha met with Sri Lankan national Lahiru Madushanka, who was arrested in 2015 under allegations of attempting to assassinate former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom.
According to local media outlet Mihaaru, the meeting took place at the detention centre in Maafushi, Kaafu Atoll where Madushanka is currently incarcerated. Mustapha was in Maldives to attend the inauguration ceremony of newly sworn-in President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.