Juvenile Court

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.

Only three judges trained on new penal code

A new penal code is due to come into force at midnight tonight, but the Juvenile Court judges are the only judges who have been trained on the provisions in the new law. Minivan News understands that the training took place without the Supreme Court’s permission.

Underage murder suspect transferred to house arrest

Two sentenced to death over crimes committed as minors

High Court Judge Yoosuf Hussain retires

Juvenile Court orders gender ministry to assume custody of a minor

JSC demotes High Court Chief Judge Shareef to Juvenile Court

Three minors charged in gang murder

114 criminal hearings cancelled as state prosecutors refuse to attend court for third day

HRCM members summoned to Juvenile Court again over confidential report

HRCM attends Juvenile Court after summons, agrees to cooperate with enquiry

Juvenile Court postpones order to summon HRCM members

Human Rights Commission receives Juvenile Court summons

Four minors acquitted of terrorism charges

Juvenile Court postpones terrorism trial of minors

Only six convicted minors completed reintegration programmes in 2013

Court hears witnesses in February 8 arson attack on Thinadhoo police station

Juvenile Court sentences 17 year-old boy to four months in prison for kissing girl

HRCM claims mandate pushed to limit over 15 year-old’s flogging sentence

Fifteen year-old’s appeal of flogging sentence for fornication stalled in High Court