House Arrest

Calls to probe Maldives prison chief over Gayoom house arrest delay

Gayoom’s family do not know why there is a delay.

Suspects in Rilwan’s abduction transferred to house arrest

Two suspects arrested earlier this month in connection with the abduction of The Maldives Independent journalist Ahmed Rilwan was transferred to house arrest on Friday.

Headmaster placed under house arrest on contempt of court charge

A magistrate court has raised charges of contempt and placed a school headmaster under house arrest when he accused a judge at the court of harassing his sister, an administrative staff at the courthouse, in a private text message, The Maldives Independent has learned

Police question witnesses over disputed document on Nasheed’s house arrest

After accompanying a witness to the police headquarters last night, Mahfooz Saeed from Nasheed’s legal team told the press that the police have assured lawyers the investigation will be completed in two weeks. The witnesses were present when an officer from the Maldives Correctional Service presented the document to the former president at his residence, Maafanu Yaagoothuge, in Malé.

Forensic test finds Nasheed’s house-imprisonment document authentic

Lawyers said foreign forensic experts had compared the July 19 document with similar documents provided by the Maldives Correctional Services and found that the same government ink stamp was used on all three documents.

Investigation underway into documents on Nasheed’s house-arrest

Former President Mohamed Nasheed’s lawyers have shared with the police CCTV footage of a government official who delivered documents informing the opposition leader of his permanent transfer to house arrest.

MDP MPs protest in parliament against former President Nasheed’s ‘illegal arrest’

Today’s sitting of parliament was adjourned amid protests by main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) MPs over former President Mohamed Nasheed’s transfer back to jail from house arrest last night.

Home minister to decide on extension of Nasheed’s house arrest

“We have forwarded all of Nasheed’s medical records and the doctors recommendations to the home minister. He now will decide on extension of house arrest,” Commissioner of Prisons Mohamed Husham told The Maldives Independent today.

Nasheed’s sentence was not commuted to house arrest, says Attorney General’s office

Former President Mohamed Nasheed’s 13-year jail term on a terrorism conviction was not commuted to house arrest, the Attorney General’s Office has said, raising fears that Nasheed may once again be transferred to prison.

Sheikh Imran transferred to house arrest

The President of Adhaalath Party Sheikh Imran Abdulla, indicted for terrorism and held in a high security prison, was transferred to house arrest today.

Cutting a deal with the devil?

Nasheed’s house arrest extended, opposition backs age-limits for presidency

Man placed under house arrest for biting his wife

Government proposes scrapping punishment for evading mandatory national service

Man handed six-month jail term for breaking house arrest

Suspect in Afrasheem murder case transferred to house arrest

High Court appeal of 15 year-old rape victim’s sentence begins

State Minister for Home Affairs slams President Waheed over govt’s criticism of flogging sentence

Government pledges to investigate attack on 3 November 1988