Hamid Abdul Ghafoor on Tuesday left the parliament after 26 days. Hamid took refuge at the parliament on October 23 after the police had sought the public's help in the search for the MP to take him into custody. Umar said Hamid had been transferred to house arrest before he was sowrn in as the home minister. So after taking over the home ministry, he is now reviewing the government decision, Umar said. “Hamid Abdul Ghafoor is not a dangerous criminal. So the government will show as much leniency as it can. But that will be within the contours of the law,” Umar said. Hamid told Haveeru that he had left the parliament as "the government had facilitated for him to stay at home." However, he did not divulge details. According to Hamid, his stay at home had been facilitated because of the government's relationship with opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP). Hamid maintained that he had been summoned by the court in violation of MPs' privileges. Police began searching for Hamid after the criminal court ordered the police to produce the MP in court under custody over his failure to attend a hearing. In addition to Hamid, Kaashidhoo MP Abdulla Jabir and Jadulla Jameel from Addu Atoll Hulhudhoo are facing three separate charges, including refusal to provide urine sample, possession of alcohol and use of cannabis. The two parliamentarians from MDP were among the suspects arrested last year from the Haa Dhaal Atoll Hondaidhoo being developed as a tourist resort. Former President Mohamed Nasheed's special envoy Ibrahim Hussain Zaki and press secretary Mohamed Zuhair, his wife Mariyam Faiz, Zaki's son Hamdhan Zaki and Jadulla were also arrested from the island. If convicted of the alcohol possession charges, all three face between one and three years in prison or banishment along with a fine between MVR1,000-5,000. According to the constitution, a member of parliament will be disqualified if convicted of a criminal offence and sentenced to more than one year in prison.