Nasheed's party the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) said that policemen, without a court warrant forcefully entered his home yesterday, breaking the main gate of the house and pepper sprayed those inside the house indiscriminately.
The party strongly condemned Nasheed's arrest by the Maldives Correctional Service and Maldives Police Service, calling it "arbitrary and illegal".
"The transfer of President Nasheed back to jail is a blatant violation of the Constitution," the party said in a statement.
The eight weeks ended last Friday. Despite rumours of a permanent transfer to house arrest, no official decision was made public regarding the matter. And yesterday, the ex-president was taken back to prison, officials at correctional service were quoted as saying by Haveeru newspaper.
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The paper said that various sources claim that a month back, the government forwarded a document stating that Nasheed has been transferred to house arrest to serve the rest of his jail term.
Nasheed, the country's first democratically elected leader who was arrested on February 22 over the detention of a judge in 2012, was charged under the Anti-Terrorism Act 1990 in a criminal court hearing in March.
Immediately after the sentencing, Nasheed was incarcerated in a prison on a remote island.
His conviction drew widespread criticism over the apparent lack of due process in the 19-day trial. The fairness has been questioned by international governments, including India and the US, and rights organisations.