[2] Latheef has alleged that his father and close relatives were killed while in prison during the regime of the former Maldivian President Ibrahim Nasir.
[3] Latheef, who was himself a member of parliament[1] and once a close associate of President Gayoom, was held in solitary confinement for three months without any charges being brought against him.
[5] While Latheef was living in exile in Sri Lanka, he was subjected to threats by the Maldivian government.
[2] He is the father of Jennifer Latheef, a journalist who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for her alleged involvement in the civil unrest of 2003.
He died from a long-term illness at Nawaloka Hospital in Sri Lanka.