Crime
Bangladesh police investigate death of Maldivian student for fifth time
The case was reopened under a court warrant for the fifth time on December 23, according to Bangladesh newspaper The Daily Star.
10 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
Ex-councillor found dead in a dinghy
Esa Khaleel, a former councillor of Malé atoll Kaashidhoo, was found dead in a dinghy at the island’s harbour.
08 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
Rape suspect detained for 15 days
A man arrested in connection with the alleged rape of a teenage girl has been detained for 15 days.
08 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
Two people arrested over assault
Two people have been arrested for assaulting a woman from L. Mundoo.
08 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
Police arrest man in connection with rape case
A 34-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the alleged rape of a teenage girl.
07 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
Arrest of alleged rapist demanded amid cover-up accusations
The 18-year old said she was raped in the capital on Wednesday night and was offered hush money by her attacker, who claimed nothing would happen to him even if she reported it to the police because of his political connections.
06 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
Teen allegedly raped by ruling party lawmaker’s relative
The 18-year-old said she was raped in the capital on Wednesday night and that she had reported the incident to the police.
05 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
First stabbing of 2018 happens under state care
So far 12 cases of assault have been reported in 2018, according to the Maldives Police Service.
04 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
Officials charged over drug kingpin escape
A spokesman from the Prosecutor General’s office told media on Thursday that a case against former prisons commissioner, Moosa Azim, and former deputy home affairs minister, Mohamed Hanim, had been forwarded to the criminal court.
04 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
Fenaka officials walk free from corruption scandal
The Anti-Corruption Commission launched an inquiry more than a year ago into the theft of US$1million from the state-owned utility.
04 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
Jailed former VP charged for bribing intelligence officials
The former vice president is currently serving a 33-year jail sentence on multiple counts of corruption and terrorism.
04 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives ready to carry out executions: minister
The government initially decided to implement the death penalty through lethal injection, but is now ready to carry out executions by hanging.
02 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
Six murders in 2017 despite overall drop in crime
Six people were brutally killed in the Maldives in 2017 despite a low rate of crime compared to the previous year, police statistics have shown.
02 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
Court orders return of seized alcohol
The criminal court yesterday ordered the return of large amounts of alcohol seized from a tourist liveaboard by the police in a raid last week.
28 Dec 2017, 9:00 AM
Five charged over Hulhumalé drug deaths
Ahmed Haameen and Fathmath Sama died at Hulhumalé beach after renting a guesthouse room for a birthday party on September 28.
27 Dec 2017, 9:00 AM
Maldivian man killed in Syria fighting
Local media said the man from Naavaidhu island, who took the name Abu Saad Al-Maldifi, travelled to Syria early this year.
25 Dec 2017, 9:00 AM
Prisons authority refuses to transfer ex VP Adeeb to house arrest
The former vice president is serving a 33-year jail sentence on multiple counts of corruption and terrorism.
20 Dec 2017, 9:00 AM
Anas murder suspects plead not guilty
Five out of seven suspects standing trial for the murder of Mohamed Anas last July pleaded not guilty at the criminal court on Monday.
19 Dec 2017, 9:00 AM
Charges raised against murder suspects
Murder charges have been raised over the fatal stabbing of two young men in late September, the Prosecutor General’s office informed media.
14 Dec 2017, 9:00 AM
Basic questions about Rilwan unanswered by state, court hears
Three suspects have been charged in connection with the kidnapping of Ahmed Rilwan, who went missing three years ago.
07 Dec 2017, 9:00 AM
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