The head of the broadcasting watchdog also said he was threatened.
New evidence was uncovered by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP).
Prison authorities did not say how long the emergency would last.
Pardoned prisoners are told what to wear and must stick to a pro-government social media policy.
One victim was stabbed in the neck, abdomen and head.
There has not been a 35 percent drop in violent crime since the president took office.
A 25-year-old Nepali woman was found hanged.
Gayoom suffers from Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.
The presidential hopeful was accused of creating hatred towards police.
The dangerous acts include arson, police said.
Violent crime has swept the capital in recent months.
The MDP alleged the president's involvement in illegal fuel sales to North Korea.
Speakers and equipment were destroyed.
People do not intervene as the woman is mugged.
Ibrahim Agil was attacked near the Maldives Monetary Authority building in Malé’s northern waterfront.
The girl in the video went missing, but turned up at a police station after three days.
Ibrahim Agil was stabbed in the capital near military and police headquarters.
