The judges have yet to respond to the charge, but their arrests have been condemned as politically motivated.
Thursday's hearing in the trial of Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed and Supreme Court Ali Hameed has been closed to the media and public.
The PG spokesman told the Maldives Independent that the new criminal procedures law allows prosecutors to request secret proceedings "if they believe a circumstance that obstructs...
Ameen Faisal, who was charged with terrorism over the 2010 detention of President Abdulla Yameen, will be tried behind closed doors, the criminal court has ruled.
A major criminal trial involving four men charged with terrorism over an alleged bomb plot at the statehouse Muleeaage will be held entirely in secret, the...
There is a sinister side to the gauntlet of dress codes and timekeeping.
The seven defendants pleaded not guilty at Thursday's pre-trial hearing.
The former dictator faces between 17 and 20 years in jail if convicted.
Two defendants are not in custody, despite facing terror charges.
The detained lawmaker faces a jail term of nine months and 18 days if convicted.
Judge Hassan Najeeb refused to slow down the pace of the trial or give the defence more time to prepare, prompting lawyers to walk out of...
A criminal court staff is suspected of leaking earlier this month secret statements from witnesses in the upcoming terrorism trials of top judges and politicians.
DNA lifted from hairs found in the trunk of a car owned by one of the defendants matched Rilwan’s mother.
The 12 MPs are accused of scaling barricades to enter parliament in July last year, after which they were manhandled and dragged out by police officers and soldiers...
Ibrahim Shiyam, who claimed to have handed over bags of cash to lawmakers, informed the criminal court and police that he was no longer willing to...
Lawyers said it was against the criminal procedures law to hold hearings without stating the reason for a change in the presiding judge.
The state accuses Justice Ali Hameed of accepting bribes to influence judges before issuing a shock Supreme Court ruling in an attempt to overthrow the lawfully...
