The criminal court imposed a curfew of 9 pm on the pair and prohibited them from meeting any witnesses. Their release was conditional upon appearing at...
Saud is the fourth lawmaker to face criminal prosecution since the four-party opposition coalition secured a majority in the parliament to impeach Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed.
Opposition MP Ahmed Mahloof alleged that the toilet was deliberately set on fire for a pretext to cancel the sitting.
A week after the unprecedented expulsion of lawmakers by the police and military, the People's Majlis resumed Monday with opposition MPs protesting in the chamber and...
Three MPs have been arrested and several others summoned for questioning since the unprecedented expulsion of opposition lawmakers from the parliament building by the police and...
"The forcible closure of the nation’s Majlis to its members; security forces surrounding and entering Parliament; and the harassment, intimidation and arrests of elected members of...
MPs Mohamed Waheed Ibrahim, Mohamed Ameeth, Saud Hussain, and Abdul Latheef Mohamed were disqualified after the EC informed parliament of their expulsion from ruling Progressive Party...
The lawmaker's arrest on a bribery charge comes amid heightened political tension ahead of next week's no-confidence vote against Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed.
The four-party opposition alliance called the ruling "a deliberate and politically motivated attempt by President [Abdulla] Yameen" to thwart the upcoming no-confidence vote against Speaker Maseeh.
Of the 10 MPs from the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives who were among the 45 signatories, MP Ahmed Rasheed has claimed that his signature was...
The MP for Dhiggaru was charged with identity fraud under section 312 of the penal code. Causing a person to falsely believe that the defendant was...
The police are seeking charges former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's personal assistant over his refusal to appear for questioning over the alleged bribery of lawmakers by...
Opposition MP Ahmed 'ADK' Nashid slammed the broadcasting regulator Thursday night over an MVR500,000 (US$32,425) fine imposed on the main cable television provider for rebroadcasting an...
According to state media, the ‘Stealing Paradise’ documentary, which exposed systemic corruption, abuse of power and criminal activity at the highest level of government, was deemed...
Azim, the brother of jailed former Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim and shadow minister of the Maldives United Opposition, was interrogated over remarks made during an appearance...
Adam Azim, a senior opposition figure arrested on charges of encouraging the government's overthrow was questioned by the police for nearly five hours Sunday about his...
Azim was accused of encouraging the overthrow of the government and of inciting hatred among the public toward the judiciary with false claims.
