Crime
Yameen Rasheed murder hearing cancelled for ‘administrative reasons’
An open hearing in the murder trial of Yameen Rasheed has yet to be held.
27 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives police in contempt of court, says Gasim
Gasim Ibrahim was found guilty of attempted bribery last August.
25 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Verdict due in Faris identity fraud trial
The detained lawmaker faces a jail term of nine months and 18 days if convicted.
19 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Gayoom and top judges found guilty of obstructing justice
The former president and two top judges were sentenced to 19 months in prison.
13 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Ex-colonel completes prison term
Ahmed ‘Papa’ Fayaz served more than two years on obstruction charges in connection with an explosion on the president’s speedboat.
12 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Two arrested over gang-related stabbing
A 21-year-old was attacked with steel pipes and sharp objects.
12 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Court rejects defence witnesses from Gayoom and judges
Obstruction of justice carries a jail term of almost five months.
11 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
High Court upholds prison term for top judge
Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed was arrested hours after a state of emergency was declared.
07 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives group stopped from going to Syria
Defence Minister Mohamed Shareef put the total number of Maldivians who travelled to Syria at 61.
07 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Court cancels first open hearing in Yameen Rasheed murder trial
The trial was cancelled 15 minutes before it was due to start.
07 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Three Maldivians arrested in India drug bust
The Times of India named the men as Shanees Maheer, Ahamed and Ibrahim Fauzen Saleh.
05 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Villa Group accused of bribing top judges
The conglomerate, owned and run by self-exiled Jumhooree Party leader Gasim Ibrahim, is said to have for paid for luxury Malaysian properties for two top judges.
05 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Court rejects evidence list for Gayoom
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was arrested during a state of emergency in connection with an alleged coup plot. He was charged with terrorism and is detained for the duration of the trial.
04 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
President’s envoy meets Gayoom and chief justice in prison
Defence Minister Adam Shareef met the two high-profile detainees as the president’s envoy.
04 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Jail sentence reduced for Supreme Court judges
Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed and Judge Ali Hameed were convicted and sentenced in May for influencing official conduct, with the presiding judge handing down a prison term of almost 20 months.
03 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
More than 100 kilos of drugs washed ashore
Police recovered 115 kilos of drugs that had washed ashore in three inhabited islands and two uninhabited islands.
03 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Drugs wash ashore from stranded Iranian boat
Packages of illicit narcotics from an Iranian boat that ran aground in the northernmost atoll started washing ashore Thursday night.
02 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
More lawyers walk out of trial
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 the trial.
30 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Gayoom obstruction trial proceeds despite lawyer boycott
Maumoon Hameed announced he was boycotting the trial in a tweet after criticising its “grave procedural defects.”
29 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Alleged jihadists request ‘sick leave’ from custody during trial
Mohamed Nabeeh, Adam Farhaan and Ahmed Afsal are accused of leaving the country last July to join the war in Syria, but their lawyer says they are very sick and should be released from custody during the trial.
28 May 2018, 9:00 AM
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