The lawmaker's arrest on a bribery charge comes amid heightened political tension ahead of next week's no-confidence vote against Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed.
The four-party opposition alliance called the ruling "a deliberate and politically motivated attempt by President [Abdulla] Yameen" to thwart the upcoming no-confidence vote against Speaker Maseeh.
MPs will lose their seats if they either switch parties, leave or is expelled after winning on a political party ticket.
Ten PPM lawmakers who submitted resignation letters after signing an opposition-led no-confidence motion against the speaker were told that they are under investigation by the party's...
Deputy Speaker ‘Reeko’ Moosa Manik signed up to the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives alongside President Abdulla Yameen at a ceremony Tuesday night. The MP for Hulhu-Henveiru...
Attorney General Mohamed Anil asked the Supreme Court to declare that an MP who leaves his party, joins another party or is expelled from his party...
President Abdulla Yameen has appointed Supreme Court Justice Abdulla Areef to the judicial watchdog body to replace Justice Ali Hameed Mohamed.
A three-judge panel at the criminal court ruled Sunday morning that the police obtained evidence against the lawmaker in contravention of the parliamentary privileges law.
Shahudhy becomes the second lawmaker to leave the ruling party since the opposition alliance submitted the no-confidence motion against Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed with 45 signatures...
"Sadly some people think that we don't have guts because we appear to be staying calm and quiet. We have guts," Shainee told the president's youth...
"The opposition has mounted several such political challenges in the past, which the administration is confident of weathering once again," the president's spokesman Ibrahim Hussain Shihab...
Of the 10 MPs from the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives who were among the 45 signatories, MP Ahmed Rasheed has claimed that his signature was...
In his first media interview since his arrest in May 2015, Imran told the opposition-aligned Raajje TV before his return to prison that the opposition alliance...
The Maldives was on the tier two watch list for the past two years due to the low rate of prosecution and inadequate and inconsistent protection...
MEPs discussed "the continued lack of respect for the peaceful expression of the political opposition, worsening security trends including sharp radicalisation of parts of society and...
"Our goal is to bring an end to President Yameen's rule. I urge all party members to dedicate your time to the efforts to remove President...
The MP for Dhiggaru was charged with identity fraud under section 312 of the penal code. Causing a person to falsely believe that the defendant was...
