Crime
MMPRC’s fireworks import suspected of links to boat blast
The Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) remains shut down over an investigation into suspected links between the corporation’s import of fireworks and a blast on the president’s speedboat, credible sources have told The Maldives Independent.
20 Oct 2015, 09:00
Police seize new synthetic drug ‘flakka’ and 2.5kg of cocaine
Flakka or alpha-PV is a synthetic drug created in laboratories. Police Superintendent Ahmed Shifan said the seizure of 200 grammes of the drug at the airport was the first time it was discovered in the Maldives.
20 Oct 2015, 09:00
Suspect in Nasheed’s lawyer stabbing spotted in Colombo
A young man wanted by Interpol on a charge of stabbing a lawyer who represents former President Mohamed Nasheed has been spotted in Colombo, Sri Lanka, according to a credible source.
18 Oct 2015, 09:00
Maldives court sentences woman to death by stoning
An island magistrate court has sentenced a woman to death by stoning after she confessed to committing adultery. However, the new penal code does not allow the punishment. The verdict marks the first time a person has been sentenced to stoning in the Maldives.
18 Oct 2015, 09:00
Journalists threatened on filming top judge’s secret visit with president
A group of young men threatened to kill several journalists camped outside President Abdulla Yameen’s residence hoping to film the secret visit of a top judge, the criminal court’s chief judge Abdulla Mohamed.
16 Oct 2015, 09:00
Two men stabbed in Hulhumalé
Two young men were stabbed in the capital’s suburb Hulhumalé around 6:40pm last night. One of the victims underwent an operation at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) in Malé.
15 Oct 2015, 09:00
Former Vaguthu owner ‘coerced’ into transferring ownership
Musharraf Hassan alleged that a group of men acting on orders from Vice President Ahmed Adeeb coerced him into transferring ownership of the pro-government news website.
13 Oct 2015, 09:00
Just one of 18 suspects charged over Rajje TV fire
Just one of 18 individuals arrested in the torching of opposition-aligned Raajje TV has been charged, according to the Prosecutor General’s Office. Evidence gathered was too weak to charge the rest of the suspects.
13 Oct 2015, 09:00
Police stop and search ruling party MP
“A vehicle signaled for us to stop and it was the police. They wanted to search my bag so I immediately put my bag on the road. They put gloves on and searched the whole bag in the street,” said the MP for Baarashu constituency.
11 Oct 2015, 09:00
MDP office in Hoarafushi torched
According to the MDP, the haruge in Haa Alif Atoll Hoarafushi Island is no longer usable. No one was injured, but the furniture and office supplies were burnt.
11 Oct 2015, 09:00
Six arrested in raid on safari boat
The six were arrested on a boat called Keif near Alif Alif Atoll Mathiveri Island. Cans of beer and liquor bottles were discovered on the boat.
11 Oct 2015, 09:00
Security stepped up for utility companies after attempted arson attacks
Soldiers were on guard outside the Malé Water and Sewerage Company (MWSC) last night after arsonists attempted to set fire to powerhouses in the capital’s suburbs Hulhumalé and Vilimalé.
07 Oct 2015, 09:00
Blast on president’s speedboat an ‘assassination attempt,’ video shows fire inside cabin
Hours after a cabinet minister told international media that the explosion on board President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat had been an assassination attempt, the president’s office called a sudden press conference at 1am to broadcast a video clip of the blast. Flames could be seen inside the cabin.
07 Oct 2015, 09:00
Three soldiers arrested in sign of foul play in boat blast
Two soldiers and an immigration official have been arrested in the ongoing investigation into a mysterious explosion on board the presidential speedboat on September 28. Their arrest is the first sign that the blast may have been a deliberate attack on President Abdulla Yameen’s life.
06 Oct 2015, 09:00
Man found with severe injuries dies at hospital
A 26-year-old man found unconscious with severe injuries at a residence in Malé yesterday has died while undergoing treatment. Ahmed Zameen from the island of Thoddoo in Alif Alif atoll was found was found at the stairwell on the sixth floor of Moosun Bahaaruge in the Maafanu ward of the capital.
06 Oct 2015, 09:00
MVR450,000 stolen from Immigration
A police spokesman said the money was stolen from visa fee deposit drawers at the department’s counters during lunch break.
04 Oct 2015, 09:00
Assistant Attorney General arrested in late night alcohol raid
Ismail Wisham, the assistant attorney general, and his wife were arrested in a late night raid on Monday, sources have said. Alcohol and hash oil were reportedly discovered on the premises.
29 Sep 2015, 09:00
Man arrested for sextortion
A 31-year-old Maldivian man was arrested on Monday for attempting to extort sexual favours by blackmailing a woman. He had claimed to possess nude photographs of her.
29 Sep 2015, 09:00
Fears raised of “targeted arrest” against Assistant Attorney General
A lawyer who works at the Attorney General’s office described Ismail Wisham as “a pro-government, technical lawyer” and said: “The general feeling at the office is a sense of sadness and shock. I personally feel the arrest was targeted as there seems to be no explicit public policy reason for police to carry out such a raid.”
29 Sep 2015, 09:00
Sixth Maldivian killed fighting with Nusra front in Syria
Mohamed Irfan, who took on the name Abu Yushau Maldifi, traveled to Syria nearly six months ago, sources have said. The exact date of his death is unknown, but it was publicized on Facebook today by Bilad Al Sham Media (BASM) group, run by Maldivian jihadists in Syria.
21 Sep 2015, 09:00
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