Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF)

An attempted assassination, a jinni and the Maldives army

A Jinni led the army’s investigations into the alleged explosion on the presidential yacht, Finifenmaa, in September 2015, says a police statement leaked sometime in the morning of 2 March 2016, an extraordinary day in the life of Maldives.

Defence Ministry sacks ten aviation security officers

Defence Minister Nazim and lawyer Shaaheen Hameed dismiss speculations of impending military takeover

Two more MNDF officers suspended indefinitely, Brigadier General removed from command

MNDF introduces regulations against officers inciting ‘upheaval and chaos’

Don’t elect President who will “run after you with batons”, Defence Minister advises MNDF officers

Chief suspect in Afrasheem case changes testimony, confesses to MP’s murder

Facebook shuts down anti-government protest page without notice