87. 来文方还声称，Mahloof 先生随后被单独监禁，无异于遭受残忍、不人道或有辱人格的待遇或处罚，而残忍、不人道或有辱人格的待遇或处罚在国际法中是绝对禁止的。马尔代夫政府对上述指控持有异议，指出 Mahloof 先生没有被单独监禁，而是关在单人牢房内，并不需要遵守适用于遭单独监禁者的严厉制度。Mahloof 先生获准与其律师和家人联系，也获准去国外就医。政府甚至提交了 Mahloof 先生牢房的影像证据以及一份他接触过的家人和律师的名单。
87. The source also alleges that the subsequent holding of Mr. Mahloof in solitary confinement is tantamount to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, which bears absolute prohibition in international law. The Government disputes the allegation by noting that Mr. Mahloof was not held in solitary confinement, but in a single cell, and that he has was not subjected to the stringent regime applicable to those in solitary confinement. Mr. Mahloof has been allowed contact with his lawyers and family and he has been allowed medical treatment abroad. The Government has even submitted visual evidence of Mr. Mahloof’s cell and a list of his contacts with family and lawyers.