Police
Police raid Maldives Independent office over ‘coup plot’
The police have raided the Maldives Independent office in Malé with a court warrant over an alleged coup plot, hours after an highly-anticipated and explosive Al Jazeera corruption exposé was released on YouTube.
07 Sep 2016, 9:00 AM
Arrest warrants issued for Nasheed, Jameel, and Akram
The criminal court has issued warrants for the arrest of opposition leaders. Nasheed is wanted over an investigation of “a case involving more than MVR1.8 million that was flagged in a 2011 audit report.”
30 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
55-year-old man dies in police custody
A 55-year-old man detained at a police remand facility died Tuesday morning while en route to a hospital in the capital Malé.
30 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
Activist ‘incited hatred’ with tweet likening police to tigers
The offensive tweet by Lucas Jaleel was accompanied by two photos, one of a dozen police officers confiscating tables at a tea party organised by the opposition in July, and the second of a streak of tigers playing in the snow, police said.
16 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
Police impose curfew on islanders over spike in crime
The police have imposed a curfew on the island of Kaashidhoo in central Kaafu Atoll and prohibited residents from leaving their homes in the early hours of the morning, citing an increase in theft and vandalism.
15 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
Social media activist arrested for ‘inciting hatred’
Shammoon Jaleel was arrested with a court warrant on suspicion of fomenting unrest and inciting hatred among the public towards the security forces. The criminal court also authorised the police to confiscate his phone to extract all his conversations, text messages, and other interactions.
30 Jul 2016, 9:00 AM
Three arrested from opposition prayer gathering
Riot police continued to forcibly disperse the opposition’s weekly prayer gathering Friday afternoon, arresting three men and using pepper spray to push back the crowd outside the Islamic centre in Malé.
23 Jul 2016, 9:00 AM
Opposition coalition gears up for first rally
The Maldives United Opposition is gearing up for its rally tonight despite the government’s refusal to grant permission to use a public venue in Malé.
21 Jul 2016, 9:00 AM
UN envoy arrives in Maldives for proximity talks
Tamrat Samuel is due to begin talks with the government and opposition parties Tuesday, but the imprisonment of opposition leaders, including former President Nasheed and Adhaalath Party leader Sheikh Imran, remains a major stumbling block.
18 Jul 2016, 9:00 AM
Drugs worth MVR7.5m seized at sea
A large drug haul with an estimated street value of MVR7.5 million (US$486,000) was seized on July 9 from a boat en route to Malé from the Indian port of Tuticorin.
17 Jul 2016, 9:00 AM
MDP to hold anniversary parade in defiance of police
At a meeting last Thursday, senior police officers informed MDP officials that political activity will not be allowed in the streets of the capital, citing complaints about traffic jams and inconvenience to pedestrians.
10 Jul 2016, 9:00 AM
Police use pepper spray to disperse opposition prayer gathering
Riot police also thwarted on Wednesday morning a prayer gathering by opposition supporters outside the Islamic centre in Malé after the communal Eid al-Fitr prayer.
09 Jul 2016, 9:00 AM
Two minors arrested over fatal stabbings in Malé
Some 19 individuals arrested in the wake of the fatal stabbing of two 14-year-old boys in Malé last Friday have been released from police custody. Contrary to media reports, the police spokesman said “they were not arrested on suspicion of involvement in the two murders.”
05 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
Magistrate arrested on drug charge released by high court
The High Court released this morning a magistrate arrested from the southern island of Thinadhoo in Gaaf Dhaal atoll Saturday night on a charge of drug abuse. Magistrate Ali Rasheed, 38, was arrested “in a state of intoxication” and a rubber packet containing drugs was found on the ground, the police said in a statement.
29 May 2016, 9:00 AM
16 months later, police make arrests over suspicious death
The Maldives police have arrested five people over the death of a young man some 16 months ago. At the time, the police had labelled Mohamed Nadhaal’s death an accident.
09 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Human remains found on southern island
Human remains were found on an uninhabited island in the southern Laamu atoll in late April, according to the police.
05 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Islanders thwart police attempt to remove child from father
Islanders of Himadhoo gathered in numbers Sunday evening to prevent police officers from removing a two-year-old boy from his father, who is defying a family court order to transfer the child to his mother’s care.
02 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Man arrested for threatening missing journalist’s brother
The brother of a key suspect in the abduction of The Maldives Independent journalist Ahmed Rilwan has been arrested on suspicion of threatening the missing journalist’s brother.
02 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Police disperse labour day protest
Scores of police officers have blocked a labour day march organized by Maldivian civil society organisations, despite an appeal by the human rights watchdog to allow protesters to exercise their right to assembly.
01 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Suspects in Rilwan’s abduction moved back to police custody
Two suspects in the abduction of journalist Ahmed Rilwan were transferred to a remand facility days after the criminal court moved the pair to house imprisonment.
01 May 2016, 9:00 AM
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