Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
China would respect will of Maldives people over debt, says Gayoom
China has financed Maldives projects with loans in excess of a billion dollars.
29 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives ex-president urges incumbent to accept defeat
The president was advised not to plunge the nation into chaos and unrest.
02 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives High Court frees Gayoom, Faris on bail
The former president and his son deny all charges against them.
30 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Calls to probe Maldives prison chief over Gayoom house arrest delay
Gayoom’s family do not know why there is a delay.
27 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Gayoom brought to Maldives capital for medical care
Gayoom suffers from Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.
13 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives court approves anonymity and secrecy in Gayoom terror trial
The former dictator faces between 17 and 20 years in jail if convicted.
25 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
India condemns Maldives over Gayoom sentence
There are doubts a free and fair election can be held in the Maldives.
14 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Gayoom and top judges found guilty of obstructing justice
The former president and two top judges were sentenced to 19 months in prison.
13 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
President ‘cannot win election’ with Gayoom behind bars
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was arrested in February during a state of emergency in connection with an alleged coup plot.
07 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Court rejects evidence list for Gayoom
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was arrested during a state of emergency in connection with an alleged coup plot. He was charged with terrorism and is detained for the duration of the trial.
04 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
President’s envoy meets Gayoom and chief justice in prison
Defence Minister Adam Shareef met the two high-profile detainees as the president’s envoy.
04 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
More lawyers walk out of trial
Judge Hassan Najeeb refused to slow down the pace of the trial or give the defence more time to prepare, prompting lawyers to walk out of the trial.
30 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Gayoom obstruction trial proceeds despite lawyer boycott
Maumoon Hameed announced he was boycotting the trial in a tweet after criticising its “grave procedural defects.”
29 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Gayoom slams ‘fabricated’ terror charge
The former president has worked since 2013 to bribe judges and influence rulings, and has also bribed two lawmakers, according to the charge sheet.
28 May 2018, 9:00 AM
The Maldives Nine (part two)
Nine people are on trial over an alleged plot to topple the government. Their arrests followed a shock Supreme Court ruling that ordered the release of President Abdulla Yameen’s opponents and the reinstatement of opposition lawmakers who had been stripped of their seats.
08 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Fears grow over Gayoom’s health
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has been asked not to move his head at all by an ENT doctor, his lawyer Faisal Mohamed said.
03 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Dunya asks India to help free jailed father Gayoom
Dunya Maumoon, a former foreign minister in her uncle President Abdulla Yameen’s government, told an Indian newspaper that the Maldivian “experiment with democracy may be failing” and that the future remained uncertain.
01 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Gayoom and Saeed deny ‘politically motivated’ charges
The constitution was crushed and his detention was an inhumane atrocity, the chief justice told the court.
25 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Gayoom and son deny fresh coup accusations
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom started planning to overthrow the government in 2015, police spokesman Ahmed Shifan told the media in a surprise press conference.
16 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Gayoom pleads for house arrest
The former president said he had written to the court and asked it to reconsider his detention as he was elderly and had health problems.
10 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
