Crime
Six May Day protesters sentenced to five years in jail
Nearly eight months after their trial concluded, Nasira Ali, Ibrahim Laban Shareef, Farhath Ali, Abdulla Rasheed, Umar Gaahir, and Ahmed Ibrahim were convicted today of aiding and abetting the assault of a policeman on May 1 last year.
25 Jul 2016, 9:00 AM
Mother and uncle arrested over rape of minor
According to local media, the girl’s mother repeatedly facilitated the abuse. The alleged rapist was her uncle who lived in Malé and visited the island regularly. Both suspects have been remanded in custody for 15 days.
17 Jul 2016, 9:00 AM
Drugs worth MVR7.5m seized at sea
A large drug haul with an estimated street value of MVR7.5 million (US$486,000) was seized on July 9 from a boat en route to Malé from the Indian port of Tuticorin.
17 Jul 2016, 9:00 AM
Maldives top court upholds second death sentence
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld its second death sentence since the government ended an unofficial moratorium on capital punishment in 2014, paving the way for the Maldives’ first state-sanctioned executions in more than half a century.
09 Jul 2016, 9:00 AM
Maldives forges ahead with preparations for death penalty despite criticism
The government is forging ahead with plans to execute the 22-year-old man convicted of killing MP Afrasheem Ali. The MP’s family, who asked courts to delay the death sentence last week, said they are yet to hear back
29 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
Supreme court throws out ex-defence minister’s pistol smuggling appeal
The supreme court registrar said judges had “decided not to hear the appeal” after holding two hearings. Nazim’s family has accused the Maldivian state of holding him hostage.
27 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
Supreme court judge accused of forging identity documents
The Maldivian Democratic Party has called for Supreme Court Judge Ali Hameed to be investigated for forgery over apparent inconsistencies of age in his identity documents
26 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
Soldiers convicted of evidence-tampering in boat blast freed
Two soldiers convicted of thwarting an investigation into the explosion on President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat were freed Wednesday.
25 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
Ex-vice president convicted of graft
The Maldives’ former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb has been convicted of graft and handed an eight-year prison sentence for the theft of US$5million from the lease of an island for tourism.
24 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
Supreme court upholds death sentence for Humam
The supreme court upheld tonight the death sentence of a 22-year-old man convicted of killing a parliamentarian, rejecting a surprise last-ditch attempt by members of the victim’s family to delay the death penalty.
24 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
Family of murdered MP asks supreme court to delay death penalty for killer
Family members of a murdered MP have asked the supreme court to delay the death penalty for the 22-year-old man convicted of killing him.
23 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
Some Jihadi recruiters ‘identified and under surveillance’
The government has identified individuals suspected of recruiting Maldivians for militant extremist groups fighting in the Syrian civil war, Defence Minister Adam Shareef Umar revealed today.
23 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
Latest suspects in Rilwan’s abduction transferred to house arrest
The criminal court has transferred two suspects arrested in April over the abduction of Maldives Independent journalist Ahmed Rilwan to house imprisonment.
23 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
DNA tests link Adeeb to weapons seized from Nazim’s home, say police
DNA tests link Adeeb to a pistol seized at Nazim’s home, but the breakthrough is not conclusive proof of a set-up, the police said.
22 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
Supreme court concludes hearings into its first murder case
The conclusion of an appeal against death sentence on Ahmed Murrath, convicted of killing a prominent lawyer, brings the Maldives a step closer to the first executions by the state in more than half a century.
21 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
Three more soldiers jailed over boat blast
Three more soldiers have been sentenced to jail on charges of obstructing justice over the September 28 blast on President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat.
20 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
Maldives to execute death row inmates by hanging
Death row prisoners will be executed within thirty days of the Supreme Court upholding or issuing a guilty verdict, Home Minister Umar Naseer said in an interview on Friday..
19 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
Home minister stripped of power to seek surveillance orders
A three member committee will vet suspects before Naseer can seek a monitoring and control – or ‘monicon’ orders – on them from the high court.
19 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
‘Bomb maker’ granted witness protection, say local media
The Prosecutor General’s Office has granted immunity and witness protection to a soldier who testified to making two bombs for former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, local media report.
15 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
Supreme court asked to summon high-profile witnesses for Nazim’s appeal
The Supreme Court has been asked to summon several high-profile witnesses in light of new evidence that could prove former Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim was framed by the police.
15 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
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