The seven defendants pleaded not guilty at Thursday's pre-trial hearing.
The former dictator faces between 17 and 20 years in jail if convicted.
Two defendants are not in custody, despite facing terror charges.
The detained lawmaker faces a jail term of nine months and 18 days if convicted.
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...
A criminal court staff is suspected of leaking earlier this month secret statements from witnesses in the upcoming terrorism trials of top judges and politicians.
DNA lifted from hairs found in the trunk of a car owned by one of the defendants matched Rilwan’s mother.
The 12 MPs are accused of scaling barricades to enter parliament in July last year, after which they were manhandled and dragged out by police officers and soldiers...
Ibrahim Shiyam, who claimed to have handed over bags of cash to lawmakers, informed the criminal court and police that he was no longer willing to...
Lawyers said it was against the criminal procedures law to hold hearings without stating the reason for a change in the presiding judge.
The state accuses Justice Ali Hameed of accepting bribes to influence judges before issuing a shock Supreme Court ruling in an attempt to overthrow the lawfully...
The secret testimonies leaked on Twitter Tuesday night include statements against former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed, Justice Ali Hameed and former police...
The chief justice is also on trial for bribery, terrorism and obstruction of justice.
Yameen Rasheed was killed a year ago and hearings are either being held in secret or cancelled altogether.
Family and friends of slain activist Yameen Rasheed marched in Malé, commemorating one year since the killing and calling on authorities to open the murder trial...
A prosecution witness, whose voice was altered for anonymity, told the court he had heard screams near journalist Ahmed Rilwan's apartment the night he was abducted.
The judge said he didn't know there had been an earlier hearing or that another judge had presided over the case.
