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Former Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim

Politics

Ex-defence minister vows to hold president accountable for frame-up

Nazim returned as a free man after the Supreme Court suspended his 11-year jail sentence.

12 Nov 2018, 9:00 AM

Politics

Jailed ex-defence minister departs for medical treatment

The prisons authority granted furlough at the request of the human rights watchdog.

05 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM

Politics

US, UK condemn Nazim’s 1000-day detention

Maldives former defence minister was found guilty of weapons smuggling in 2015 and sentenced to 11 years in prison, but a UN rights panel found he was not afforded a fair trial.

08 Nov 2017, 9:00 AM

Politics

Sheikh Imran and Nazim transferred to house arrest

The high-profile prisoners were transferred for the duration of the fasting month of Ramadan, which began Saturday.

28 May 2017, 9:00 AM

Politics

Ex-defence minister, ex-MP ordered to return to Maldives in 48 hours

If the retired colonel fails to return in the next two days, the Maldives Correctional Services will “begin work to bring him back,” Superintendent of Prisons Ibrahim Mohamed Didi informed Nazim’s wife today. The prisons authority has also ordered former MP Ahmed Nazim to cut short his medical leave in Singapore and return to prison within 498 hours.

18 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM

Politics

Amnesty International submits Colonel Nazim’s case to UN rights panel

Amnesty International has petitioned the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on behalf of former Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim’s case, seeking a judgment declaring his imprisonment illegal.

14 Feb 2016, 9:00 AM

Politics

Contraband found in ex-defence ministers’ prison cell

Commissioner of Prisons Mohamed Husham said the “contraband was found during a routine check” at the ‘Asseryi’ jail in Himmafushi, but did not reveal what the item was. Husham downplayed the discovery and suggested that the prohibited item was not necessarily a mobile phone as reported by local media.

08 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM

Politics

Ex-defence minister Nazim at risk of losing eyesight, says family

Nazim’s brother Adam Azim told The Maldives Independent that the retired colonel’s eyesight was rapidly deteriorating and that doctors at the Indira Gandi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) were unable to reach a definitive diagnosis.

30 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM

Politics

State defends lapses in raid on ex-defence minister’s home

22 Jun 2015, 4:16 PM

Politics

Malé city councillor dismissed from PPM council over photo with ex-defence minister

26 May 2015, 6:43 PM

Politics

Convicted ex-defence minister returns after treatment

24 May 2015, 3:36 PM

Business & Tourism

Opposition invites civil society to join anti-government May Day rally

23 Apr 2015, 7:44 PM

Politics

Nazim’s legal team slams Vaguthu over allegedly leaked documents from pen drive

24 Mar 2015, 8:12 PM

News In Brief

Nazim’s family to meet foreign diplomats in Colombo

09 Mar 2015, 2:24 PM

Crime

Adeeb framed Nazim after fallout over Malé City’s Areca palms, lawyers claim

07 Mar 2015, 8:00 PM

Politics

Fingerprints on confiscated pistol did not match Nazim’s, lawyers reveal

05 Mar 2015, 11:22 PM

Politics

10,000 protest in Malé, call for President Yameen’s resignation

27 Feb 2015, 4:22 PM

Politics

PPM disciplinary committee decides to expel MP Mahloof

25 Feb 2015, 9:59 AM

Politics

Police deny framing Nazim as former Commissioner alleges politicisation

12 Feb 2015, 4:51 PM

Politics

Former Defence Minister Nazim remanded for 15 days

10 Feb 2015, 7:03 PM

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