Criminal Court
Three journalists facing trial on charges of obstructing police duty
The unprecedented prosecution of three journalists comes amidst a campaign launched by the Maldivian media against a government crackdown on press freedom in the country.
07 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
Reporters barred from ex-vice president’s graft trial
The criminal court blocked reporters from observing proceedings in a graft trial against former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb and his associates today citing a lack of space in the courtroom.
05 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
Police set new restrictions on lawyer visits to detainees
Detainees can now meet their lawyers for 90 minutes, twice a week, between 9:00am to 10:00pm on working days. Family visits are limited to one hour every two weeks.
20 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
Criminal court bench overhauled
The judicial watchdog has launched a major overhaul of the criminal court bench as the court prepares to begin hearing terror charges against officials and soldiers implicated in an alleged assassination attempt on President Abdulla Yameen.
17 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
May Day protester sentenced to seven years for assaulting policeman
A 50-year-old man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after being found guilty of assaulting a policeman during a mass anti-government protest on May 1 last year.
15 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
Raajje TV latest to be banned from criminal court
The criminal court has banned opposition-aligned Raajje TV from observing trials, even excluding the popular station’s reporters from a hearing on an arson attack that destroyed its head offices down in 2013.
06 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
Court warns of action after judge gets ridiculed over photo ban
The criminal court has warned of action “to end extreme attacks on people’s good name, honour and dignity” after its chief judge was criticised over a decision to bar journalists from hearings.
03 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
Three newspapers barred from criminal court over judge’s photo
The criminal court has indefinitely barred three government-aligned newspapers, a day after court officials forced reporters to delete photos of Judge Abdul Bari Yoosuf from their cameras.
01 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
Opposition MP fined for ‘obstructing police’
The criminal court fined opposition MP Ali Azim today on a charge of obstructing police officers during a protest over the arrest of former President Mohamed Nasheed a year ago.
24 Feb 2016, 9:00 AM
Court reprimands prominent lawyers critical of Imran’s jailing
The criminal court reprimanded today two prominent lawyers who criticised the recent jailing of religious conservative Adhaalath Party President Sheikh Imran Abdulla on a terrorism charge.
21 Feb 2016, 9:00 AM
Judge requests criminal inquiry over photo
Abdul Bari Yoosuf, a controversial judge involved in the jailing of four high-profile opposition politicians, has requested a criminal inquiry against a man who allegedly threatened the judge by taking a photo “without consent.”
20 Feb 2016, 9:00 AM
Criminal court chief judge transferred to family court
The judicial watchdog has approved a proposal by the Supreme Court to transfer the chief judge of the criminal court to the family court effective February 21.
15 Feb 2016, 9:00 AM
Sheikh Imran returned to jail from house arrest
After nearly four months under house arrest, Adhaalath Party leader Sheikh Imran Abdulla was abruptly transferred to prison last night until the conclusion of his ongoing terrorism trial.
07 Feb 2016, 9:00 AM
Court prepares to hear second count of graft against Adeeb
The criminal court summoned today former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb and two of his associates for a preliminary hearing on a second count of corruption involving the misappropriation of US$5million from a resort lease.
31 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
Court bars defence witnesses in Imran’s terror trial
The criminal court has barred all defence witnesses in the on-going trial of Sheikh Imran Abdulla who was charged with terrorism over a speech made at a historic anti-government protest on May Day.
30 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
CNM journalist barred from Imran’s terrorism trial
Misbah Abbas, senior desk editor at CNM, told The Maldives Independent that he was barred days after he reported Judge Bari threatening journalists over allegedly unfair coverage of the Adhaalath Party leader’s terrorism trial. Despite registering for yesterday’s hearing, Misbah was told that “the judge has decided not to let the CNM journalists inside.”
25 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
Court hears anonymised testimony in Imran’s terrorism trial
The criminal court heard today anonymised witness testimony that claimed Sheikh Imran Abdulla’s absence from a historic anti-government rally on May Day had led to violent clashes between protesters and police officers.
24 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
New court buildings require Supreme Court approval
The criminal court’s move to set up a courtroom in a police remand facility has prompted the Supreme Court to remind judges that new buildings require its’ approval.
20 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
Prosecutors blame Sheikh Imran for May Day clashes
At today’s hearing of the Adhaalath Party leader’s terrorism trial, the state prosecutor said Imran was the leading figure of the May Day rally, but had done nothing to prevent the clashes, noting that the 2013 freedom of assembly law states that protest organisers must take responsibility if they fail to prevent violence.
18 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
Independent MP on trial for ‘obstructing police duty’
Independent MP Ahmed Mahloof is facing trial on charges of obstructing police duty with a first hearing scheduled for February 11. The MP for Galolhu South was summoned to the criminal court this morning, informed of the the trial date, and asked to appoint a lawyer.
18 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
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