Police
Opposition activist under arrest for defaming Yameen
According to Ali Zahir, spokesman of the opposition Adhaalath Party, Mohamed Haneef was accused of “spreading false rumours on social media to discredit the government and cause loss of confidence of investors.”
02 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM
Police interrogates Mihaaru editor after complaints by judiciary
Echoing the criminal court’s threat of legal action against journalists, the broadcasting regulator has also accused some media outlets of “spreading falsehoods and slander that encourages terrorism, tarnishes the country’s good name internationally, and strains the Maldivian state’s diplomatic relations”.
21 Mar 2017, 9:00 AM
Police confiscate phones of social media activists
The police have confiscated the phones of Thayyib Shaheem and Shammoon ‘Lucas’ Jaleel , accusing the popular opposition social media activists of “spreading misinformation and sowing discord in society”.
13 Mar 2017, 9:00 AM
Opposition announces protest against Faafu deal as police crackdown intensifies
After warning that “legal action” will be taken against “demeaning” activities during upcoming official visits, the police have raided the MDP’s meeting hall twice, painted over graffiti on Shaviyani Bileyfahi, and warned against putting up banners against the Faafu deal at the MDP’s campaign launch rally on Haa Alif Dhidhoo.
08 Mar 2017, 9:00 AM
Policeman under investigation over online harassment of 16-year-old girl
A policeman is under investigation over the online sexual harassment of a popular 16-year-old female singer. The officer shared Bathool Ahmed’s photo on Facebook and compared the minor to a Lebanese-American porn star.
05 Mar 2017, 9:00 AM
Two police officers sacked over nude video and photos
A police staff serjeant, who was in charge of the Laamu Gan police station, was fired on Thursday. According to local media, the officer sent a nude video of himself during a video chat with a school girl, an offence that carries a jail term of between seven to ten years.
27 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Escaped detainees from Malé custodial centre caught
After local media reported that the group broke out of the Malé custodial last week, the police said in a tweet today: “All those involved in breaking out of Malé custodial have been caught and the police are investigating the matter.”
18 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
MDP activists, arrested over mock grave, released
The six men from Ukulhas were accused of “sorcery and unruly behaviour” after opposition supporters created a mock grave outside the home of an MDP activist who switched to the ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives.
15 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Fourth Maldivian man ‘on his way to join Syrian civil war’ arrested
A Maldivian man who attempted to cross into Syria to join the civil war there has been arrested and brought back to the Maldives, the police have said.
08 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Rilwan’s family goes to court for truth behind disappearance
The family filed a right to information request at the civil court asking its intervention to find out “the available facts of the events” that followed Rilwan’s abduction on August 8, 2014.
07 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Police officers await January’s wages amid dispute over hike in allowances
Police officers have yet to receive January’s wages after the finance ministry refused to pay higher allowances, prompting more than 200 officers to seek interest-free loans offered by the police welfare company.
02 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Five state employees charged with negligence in three-year-old’s murder
The horrific murder of three-year-old Mohamed Ibthihaal in January 2015 shocked the nation while reports that the authorities had been aware of abuse by his mother sparked public outrage.
17 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Police seek to charge Nasheed for Yameen’s 2010 arrest
A spokesman said the police have sent files on the investigation to the prosecutor general’s office, but declined to comment on the charges against the opposition leader.
10 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Couple found mysteriously dead buried in same grave
Qasim and his wife Razeena’s bodies were found dead in their bed on Sunday. The cause of their death remains a mystery.
09 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Police institution not liable for unlawful arrest, high court rules
The ruling came after the police appealed a civil court’s judgment that declared Sabra Noordeen’s arrest unlawful, unwarranted, and an “abuse of power.” The high court overturned the lower court order for the police to apologise in writing and to erase the record of her arrest.
26 Nov 2016, 9:00 AM
Gayoom’s office raided over ‘missing’ ruling party documents
The police raided the PPM’s old office after Yameen’s faction filed a complaint alleging that hard drives from five computers, the party’s membership database, and additional documents had gone missing.
07 Nov 2016, 9:00 AM
Customs seize 2kg of cocaine
Customs officers seized 2.153kg of cocaine from the luggage of a Bolivian woman who arrived in the Maldives last Monday. Passenger clearance officers at the airport checked her bag and found the drugs after her behaviour aroused their suspicions.
23 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM
Police seize turtle shells, red corals
Catching or killing of sea turtle species, as well as the importation and sale of turtles and turtle products, have been banned in the Maldives since 1995. The removal and sale of corals were also prohibited by the 1995 fisheries law.
02 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM
‘Let me know if you need a lawyer’
Omkar Khandekar recounts the police raid on the Maldives Independent’s office in the wake of the much-anticipated release of Al Jazeera’s corruption exposé Stealing Paradise.
13 Sep 2016, 9:00 AM
Two men detained over ‘coup plot’ released without charges
Ibrahim Shahiban Ahmed and Mohamed Shamin Ali, who work for various environmental NGOs, were detained during a raid of the building that houses the Maldives Independent.
08 Sep 2016, 9:00 AM
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