Crime
Second Maldivian ‘jihadi’ on trial for fighting in Pakistan
Ahmed Naiz was charged with terrorism for allegedly participating in a foreign war, an offence that carries a jail sentence of up to 20 years.
05 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Witnesses testify in Raajje TV journalist’s assault trial
Hussain Fiyaz Moosa, chief operating officer of the opposition-aligned station, is accused of hitting Corporal Mohamed Shaheen while he was being arrested for refusing to leave the sports complex area of Malé where the military’s bomb disposal experts were defusing an improvised explosive device.
04 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
High profile murder suspect to remain under house arrest, not jail, rules court
The high court said new rules on remand do not allow it to review the criminal court’s decisions on remand.
01 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Trial of journalist charged with assault resumes
Raajje TV journalist Hussain Fiyaz Moosa said the long gap had led him to believe that the charges were dropped.
30 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Detained US citizen to be deported from Maldives
John Seyfert, an American arrested a week ago on charges of not possessing a passport or valid visa, will be deported from the Maldives. His case however does not appear to be simple matter of a visa violation.
24 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Yameen condemned for linking corruption to human nature
“A quality in human nature will remain among Maldivians as well,” the president had said of corruption
22 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
CPJ urges Maldives to drop charges against Raajje TV journalists
“Raajje TV journalists Mohamed Wisam, Leevan Ali Naseer and Adam Zareer are guilty of nothing more than covering events of significant public interest,” the CPJ said.
21 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Five state employees charged with negligence in three-year-old’s murder
The horrific murder of three-year-old Mohamed Ibthihaal in January 2015 shocked the nation while reports that the authorities had been aware of abuse by his mother sparked public outrage.
17 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Yameen to free hundreds of inmates locked up for petty crimes
The president plans to free “200 or 300 or even more” prisoners because he “loves you a lot,” the home minister told inmates at the Maafushi Jail.
17 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Utility companies sue to recover millions lost in currency exchange scam
The State Electricity Company and Fenaka Corporation paid MVR20 million to Sharu Launch Services to buy dollars but cheques issued by the speedboat transfer company bounced.
16 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Scandal-ridden ports company under investigation over boat deal
The state-owned Maldives Ports Limited is under investigation by the anti-graft watchdog over the procurement of a small boat badly in need of repairs for MVR5 million (US$65,000). The MPL is also under fire for paying MVR2.9 million as legal fees to a ruling party lawmaker.
16 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Trial begins for Maldivian man ‘who fought in Pakistan for nine years’
Mohamed Abdul Rahman is alleged to have fought with a militant group in Pakistan’s Waziristan for some nine years
15 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Malé city councillor arrested on blackmailing charge
Zaidul Ameen, a Malé city councillor from the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives, is under arrest on a bribery charge. The criminal court reportedly remanded Ameen to police custody for 15 days shortly after his arrest on Friday afternoon.
14 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Watchdog dismisses multiple corruption allegations against first lady
The ACC has ruled out corruption in the Sadagat Foundation’s distribution of dates gifted by Saudi Arabia in its name, and an Islamic ministry letter requesting that the charity be given US$12,000 of a donation made by a foreign donor to the Maldivian government.
11 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Hundreds searched in police drug operation
The police drug enforcement department launched a special operation using sniffer dogs in Malé and nearby islands last Thursday, searching hundreds of suspects for illicit narcotics.
26 Dec 2016, 9:00 AM
Suspects arrested for throwing chemicals on woman’s face
A 50-year-old woman from the island of Lhaimagu in Shaviyani atoll was hospitalised Saturday morning after a man threw chemicals on her face.
25 Dec 2016, 9:00 AM
Man stabbed eight times in Hulhumalé
A 22-year-old man stabbed Saturday night in the capital’s suburb Hulhumalé is in a stable condition at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Malé.
25 Dec 2016, 9:00 AM
Knife left on ruling party lawmaker’s door
A kitchen knife was lodged in the door of ruling Progressive Party of Maldives lawmaker Riyaz Rasheed’s home in Malé Tuesday night.
21 Dec 2016, 9:00 AM
Former MMPRC chief faces new corruption charges
The ACC has asked the chief prosecutor to press corruption charges and initiate legal proceedings against Abdulla Ziyath to seize a plot of land he bought from public funds embezzled from MMPRC
14 Dec 2016, 9:00 AM
Inmate dies of heart attack in fourth custodial death this year
Ahmed Hassan, 55, was found death by prison guards at 4:40am at the low security prison, Asseyri Jail, on December 1
04 Dec 2016, 9:00 AM
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