Criminal Court
Adeeb’s lawyers question validity of terror charges
Detained former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb cannot be prosecuted on suspicion of carrying a weapon under the now-repealed 1990 anti-terrorism law, his lawyers have contended.
12 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
Second hearing in top tourism official’s graft charges postponed
A second hearing in graft charges against Abdulla Ziyath, a tourism official and close associate of former vice president Ahmed Adeeb, was cancelled today because the presiding judge is on leave.
11 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
Adeeb questions evidence in first hearing of terrorism trial
In the first hearing of a trial on a terrorism charge, former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb said he was unaware of any evidence against him except for two statements that claimed he had carried a pistol on May 1 when tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets over the jailing of political prisoners.
10 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
Colonel’s military detention amounts to “enforced disappearance”
The criminal court refused to accept a case related to the colonel’s administrative detention at military barracks, citing the defence ministry’s denial of holding Fayaz under military custody. His lawyer said the state’s refusal to acknowledge the detention puts Fayaz “outside the protection of the law and it could legally qualify as an enforced disappearance.”
20 Dec 2015, 9:00 AM
Colonel detained over boat blast challenges administrative detention
Colonel Ahmed ‘Papa’ Fayaz’s lawyer has challenged his administrative detention at the military barracks, seeking an order declaring the senior officer’s continuing detention arbitrary and illegal.
10 Dec 2015, 9:00 AM
Courtroom to be set up at police detention centre
“Our aim to establish a reliable teleconferencing facility in Dhoonidhoo so that remand hearings and collecting of statements by suspects can be carried out without the suspect being physically transported to a court in Malé,” said the criminal court’s spokesperson.
12 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
PPM confident of impeaching vice president without MDP support
The ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives says it is confident of impeaching Vice President Ahmed Adeeb without the main opposition party’s backing.
03 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
Vice President loses remand appeal
Vice President Ahmed Adeeb remains in custody after losing an appeal of his detention over suspicion of links to an alleged assassination attempt on President Abdulla Yameen.
02 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
Vice president’s lawyer questions impartiality of boat blast probe
Naseer, the co-chair of a special inquiry commission formed to investigate the alleged attempt, told newspaper Haveeru yesterday that several senior police officers had met him shortly after the blast and said they suspected the vice president’s involvement. Naseer also expressed confidence of gathering “enough evidence for a conviction.”
27 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
Vice president detained for 15 days
Adeeb was not brought to Malé as the remand hearing was conducted via a video link from the court to the Dhoonidhoo Island detention centre.
25 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
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, 9:00 AM
Sheikh Imran transferred to house arrest
The criminal court today transferred Adhaalath Party President Sheikh Imran Abdulla to house arrest, citing the state’s violation of an order to provide access to medical care. A second hearing of his terrorism trial took place today, four months after charges were first pressed.
13 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
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, 9:00 AM
Imran’s terrorism trial to resume
Sheikh Imran Abdulla, the president of the religious conservative Adhaalath Party, will be brought to the criminal court at 10am tomorrow for a hearing on a terrorism charge after a four month hiatus.
12 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
The UN Working Group Opinion: Next Steps
While the opinion of the WGAD is a helpful international contribution, it is the Supreme Court that ought, in accordance with the rule of law, have the final word on the fairness of Mohamed Nasheed’s conviction, argues Toby Cadman, partner at Omnia Strategy.
07 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
High Court upholds acquittal of president’s brother on corruption charges
Abdulla Algeen was accused of embezzling US$177,460 of Japanese funding from the Department of Meteorology while he was its director, but the High Court ruled that the prosecution was unable to prove that the money in question was owed to the state.
12 Sep 2015, 9:00 AM
Criminal court rejects case challenging legality of Nasheed’s re-imprisonment
Nasheed’s lawyers initially filed the case a day after he was taken back to Maafushi prison, requesting the court to declare the transfer “illegal and arbitrary” as the Maldives Correctional Services (MCS) had provided a document showing that the 13-year jail sentence was commuted to house arrest.
09 Sep 2015, 9:00 AM
Courts unlikely to clear backlog by Supreme Court deadline
It now appears unlikely that Maldives courts will be able to clear long- pending cases when the one-month period imposed by the Supreme Court expires on September 12.
03 Sep 2015, 9:00 AM
Judges asked to review decision to throw out challenge to Nasheed’s re-imprisonment
Jailed former President Mohamed Nasheed’s lawyers have requested criminal court judges to review its registrar’s decision to throw out a challenge to his re-imprisonment on August 23.
02 Sep 2015, 9:00 AM
Court rejects Nasheed’s prison transfer challenge
The criminal court has thrown out a petition filed by former President Mohamed Nasheed requesting his transfer from house arrest to prison be ruled arbitray and illegal.
24 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
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