Politics
On social media, an outpouring of support for ex university vice chancellor
The resignation of Dr Hassan Hameed, the vice chancellor of the Maldives National University, has elicited an outpouring of support on social media and a campaign requesting President Abdulla Yameen to re-appoint him to the university board.
12 Jul 2015, 13:46
Police disrupt MDP feast
The police stopped and cleared out a gathering by supporters of the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) outside its main office in Malé last night. Police officers confiscated tables set up with food on Sosun Magu and used pepper spray to disperse the gathering.
11 Jul 2015, 16:21
Comment: Did former Maldives leader receive a fair trial?
In such a politically charged case, media reporting can take a sensationalist and selective approach, writes Toby Cadman. “As with all cases, there are two sides to any argument, but the government’s position has not been given any attention and the offence for which the former president was convicted has been unnecessarily trivialized.”
10 Jul 2015, 16:30
Government responds to UN on ex-president’s terrorism trial
The Maldivian government, in a response to the UN working group on arbitrary detention today, contended a terrorism conviction against former president Mohamed Nasheed was not politically motivated and that allegations of lack of due process is factually incorrect.
10 Jul 2015, 14:10
The campaign for the vice presidency
Vice president Mohamed Jameel Ahmed remains in London and will issue a written response ahead of his imminent impeachment as supporters of the tourism minister Ahmed Adeeb began a campaign backing him for the position. His appointment as the new vice president appeared momentarily in doubt this week
09 Jul 2015, 23:48
New national integrity commission will ‘cure PIC toothlessness’
The government has submitted a bill to replace the Police Integrity Commission and the Customs Integrity Commission with a single ‘national integrity commission’ with greater powers.
09 Jul 2015, 16:35
Third meeting of talks rescheduled for Sunday
The president’s office has scheduled a third meeting in ongoing talks with the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) for Sunday, July 12.
09 Jul 2015, 16:27
Ex-president’s wife continues high-profile campaign in Europe
Laila Ali met with the president of the European Union parliament Martic Schulz in Strausberg, Germany, on Tuesday and met the UN high commissioner on human rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein in Geneva, Switzerland in a campaign to free ex-president Mohamed Nasheed.
08 Jul 2015, 21:31
Third meeting of talks cancelled
The government has cancelled a third meeting in ongoing talks with the MDP as some ministers are out of the country, the president’s office has said.
08 Jul 2015, 20:52
Corruption alleged in use of MVR150m budget for independence day
The ACC is investigating corruption in the home ministry’s use of an MVR150million budget allotted for independence day activities. The ministry is accused of awarding lucrative projects to private companies without a bidding process.
08 Jul 2015, 17:26
Defence minister summoned over Chinese submarine ‘incursion into Maldivian waters’
Defence minister Moosa Ali Jaleel has been summoned to parliament to answer whether a Chinese Yuan class 335 submarine entered Maldivian territorial waters between March 31 and May 22. MDP MP Eva Abdulla submitted the question to parliament yesterday to summon the retired major general for minister’s question time.
08 Jul 2015, 15:56
Jailed ex MP admitted at hospital for tests
Imprisoned former ruling party MP Ahmed Nazim has been admitted at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) to conduct tests.
08 Jul 2015, 14:50
New bill sets jail term up to 20 years for ‘Jihad’
The new draft, submitted to the People’s Majlis on Monday, metes out a jail term of 17-20 years for departing the country to join a foreign war. Any individual caught attempting to leave the country with the same intent could be jailed for 10-15 years.
07 Jul 2015, 22:00
MDP required to re-register half of its members
The Elections Commission (EC) has asked the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) to resubmit forms for some 23,058 members registered without fingerprints. The figure amounts to nearly half of the MDP’s 46,608 registered members.
07 Jul 2015, 19:45
Family requests Nazim’s transfer from jail to house arrest
The family of former defense minister Mohamed Nazim has requested his transfer from prison to house arrest with an appeal filed over the 11-year-jail term on weapons smuggling charges stalled indefinitely at the High Court.
07 Jul 2015, 19:16
PPM seeks to limit elected councils to populous islands
PPM MP Abdulla Khaleel has also proposed extensive changes to the composition of local councils. Apart from the president and vice president of island, atoll, and city councils, the ruling party lawmaker proposed making other councillors part-time members who would not be involved in day-to-day activities.
07 Jul 2015, 17:00
MDP warns against politicisation of national university
The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has warned that changes proposed to the national university law for the president to appoint nine members to its council will compromise the university’s independence and politicise the institution.
06 Jul 2015, 19:34
Efforts to put Maldives on CMAG agenda unsuccessful, says foreign ministry
The Maldives is not on the agenda of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) despite “efforts made by some of the most powerful countries in the Commonwealth to place the Maldives on the group’s agenda and harm the nation,” the foreign ministry has said.
06 Jul 2015, 16:56
Progress in talks raises hope of end to crisis
Representatives of the government and the opposition expressed tonight optimism of a resolution to a six-month long political crisis with home minister stating the government is open to exploring avenues to release jailed politicians and withdraw charges against opposition supporters.
06 Jul 2015, 03:48
Drastic changes planned for new penal code
The Supreme Court is planning to submit extensive changes to the new penal code due to come into force on July 16. A reliable source has told Minivan News that the changes are modelled on South Sudan’s penal code and will undo a decade’s work of modernising the criminal justice system.
05 Jul 2015, 21:10
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