The son of the former strongman president has been declared a prisoner of conscience.
The child's mother was sentenced to be flogged with 100 lashes for fornication.
Mohamed Ameeth was dragged away by five policemen during an opposition rally.
Moosa Rilwan said he had never been in a red car alleged to be connected with his brother's abduction.
The candidate was unharmed and led away from the scene by private security.
Hamzath Ahmed Fathuhy died after suffering a stroke last week.
The oil tanker was suspected of illegally supplying North Korea.
Giving prisoners basic rights should not be seen as giving them luxuries, said a local NGO.
Two defendants are not in custody, despite facing terror charges.
The existing Penal Code came into effect nearly 10 years after it was first drafted.
The drugs were found in the luggage of two Bangladeshis.
China remains the single biggest contributor to the Maldives' tourist market.
The drugs were going to be smuggled into the Maldives in vegetable oil cans, it was reported.
The Sri Lankan was charged with being part of an assassination attempt on the Maldives president.
Faris Maumoon has been jailed for four months and 24 days.
An open hearing in the murder trial of Yameen Rasheed has yet to be held.
Gasim Ibrahim was found guilty of attempted bribery last August.
