Presidential commission seeks charges over prisoner’s death

It was the first case wrapped up by the inquiry commission.

Maldives human rights body probes inmate death

Hamzath Ahmed Fathuhy died after suffering a stroke last week.

Probe calls as tenth Maldives inmate dies

Giving prisoners basic rights should not be seen as giving them luxuries, said a local NGO.

Inmate death sparks anger over prison care

Politician Ahmed Mahloof said inmates are dying without proper care from authorities.

Human rights watchdog assures probe of hunger strike in Maafushi jail

HRCM Vice President Shifaq Mufeed told the press that the hunger strike was prompted by “tightened security measures” but an informed source alleged that electricity was cut off and some inmates were beaten.

Adeeb’s lawyer slams report of escape attempt

Jailed former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb’s lawyer has slammed a report in Vnews alleging that his client was transferred to a police custodial centre Wednesday after an attempt to escape from the high-security Maafushi prison.

Yameen to free hundreds of inmates locked up for petty crimes

The president plans to free “200 or 300 or even more” prisoners because he “loves you a lot,” the home minister told inmates at the Maafushi Jail.

Opposition lawmaker’s health deteriorating in jail, family says

Mahloof’s wife claim that the MP’s health is deteriorating in jail has prompted calls for his transfer to house imprisonment for medical care.

Shumba Gong tortured in jail, says lawyer

Ahmed ‘Shumba Gong’ Ashraf was forced to sit on the floor, in handcuffs, while prisons officers alternately poured hot and ice-cold water on him, said lawyer Moosa Siraj.

Floodlight on Nasheed’s prison cell amounts to torture, says family

A floodlight aimed at former President Mohamed Nasheed’s prison cell throughout the night is depriving him of sleep, his family has said.

Nasheed’s lawyers only allowed four visits since August

Lawyers said they had been allowed to visit the opposition leader only four times since his re-imprisonment in August. A meeting scheduled for November 19 has been rescheduled for November 28, she added.

Death chamber, isolation cells, and new jails

The government has earmarked funds in next year’s budget for new jails, a “death chamber” and solitary confinement units at the Maafushi jail, but slashed funding for the human rights watchdog to carry out torture prevention programmes and monitor compliance with international human rights treaties.

Lawyer barred from visiting former president in jail

Hassan Latheef’s statements on behalf of former President Mohamed Nasheed on social media “could harm public interest and the state’s dignity,” Home Minister Umar Naseer informed the lawyer in a letter today.

Nasheed’s visitation rights ‘restricted’

Former President Mohamed Nasheed’s parents and siblings were denied a weekly visit at the high-security prison on Maafushi Island today, according to lawyers.

Cameron concerned over Nasheed’s re-imprisonment

David Cameron, the British Prime Minister, has expressed concern over the re-imprisonment of former President Mohamed Nasheed on Sunday.

Government blames Nasheed’s lawyers for ‘failure to verify house-arrest documents’

The government today denied commuting former President Mohamed Nasheed’s 13-year jail term to house arrest, suggesting official documents publicised by his lawyers may have been forged.

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.

Jailed ex-president’s visitation rights restricted

Lawyers ‘entertaining’ Nasheed during daily visits, complains home minister

Maafushi jail inmate dies of apparent natural causes