May Day Detainees

Two more May Day detainees sentenced

Ibrahim Ibadh was found guilty of grabbing Sergeant Abdul Rahman Hussain’s baton and hitting him with it and Ibrahim Rasheed was found guilty of beating the officer with a cone and a helmet.

Three May Day detainees sue state over trial delay

Lawyers representing three men detained on charges of assaulting a police officer on May Day last year have sued the Maldivian state over the criminal court’s six-month delay in issuing a verdict.

JP council member’s detention extended by 10 days

“Our prayers are as powerful as swords”: Malé is calm, but anger simmers