PPM Split
Double whammy: 12 MPs reinstated, PPM congress nullified
The EC reversed its decision to strip 12 former ruling party lawmakers of their seats.
03 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
Verdict delayed for Faris Maumoon to present defence
The lawmaker was charged with identity fraud for using the flag and logo of the ruling party at a press conference.
21 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Ex-PPM councillor facing prison sentence declares support for Yameen
“I have withdrawn the support I gave for President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom in the political arena since 2008,” declared Zaidul Ameen, who has been in and out of jail since January.
17 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM
MP Faris charged over use of PPM flag
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 lawfully exercising official or legislative authority is a class five felony that carries a two-year prison sentence.
22 Jun 2017, 9:00 AM
Ex-official accused of plotting to assassinate judge released to house arrest
Ibrahim Haneef was arrested on April 4 on terrorism charges for allegedly plotting to assassinate High Court Judge Shujau Usman. The criminal extended his remand detention four times before transferring him to house arrest on Tuesday.
17 May 2017, 9:00 AM
Gayoom’s secretary-general pays MVR85k fine for contempt of court
Aleem was fined after a five-judge panel decided that he contravened a civil court ruling that stripped Gayoom of his powers as the elected leader of the Progressive Party of Maldives.
08 May 2017, 9:00 AM
Police accused of seeking false testimony to arrest Gayoom
Zaidul Ameen, a Malé city councillor under arrest on a blackmailing charge, has accused a senior police officer of threatening to keep him in custody until he gives false testimony that could be used to arrest former President Gayoom.
25 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Police orders Gayoom to cancel meeting with PPM members
Gayoom was planning to launch a series of meetings with PPM members when two police officers visited the former president’s office this afternoon and informed his son Faris Maumoon that the gathering cannot take place.
18 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Malé city councillor arrested on blackmailing charge
Zaidul Ameen, a Malé city councillor from the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives, is under arrest on a bribery charge. The criminal court reportedly remanded Ameen to police custody for 15 days shortly after his arrest on Friday afternoon.
14 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
PPM wins legal bid to extend voter registration deadline
The civil court has ordered the elections commission to indefinitely extend the re-registration period for January’s local council elections pending a judgment on the ruling party’s request to delay the polls by two months.
21 Nov 2016, 9:00 AM
Yameen faction seeks court order to delay council elections
As the party’s database, membership registry, and other important documents are missing, the PPM will face “irreparable damage” if the polls take place as scheduled on January 14, reads the case summary.
20 Nov 2016, 9:00 AM
‘I will not support Yameen for re-election,’ insists Gayoom
Gayoom spoke to newspaper Mihaaru about the acrimonious split within the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives and his decision to withdraw support for his half-brother President Abdulla Yameen’s embattled administration.
15 Nov 2016, 9:00 AM
More MPs abandon Gayoom, return to Yameen’s fold
Two MPs have abandoned the Gayoom faction and returned to Yameen’s fold, just a day after condemning the president for cracking down on his opponents’ businesses.
10 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
MDP elects candidates for local council elections
The MDP is the only party to have conducted primaries so far ahead of the local council elections scheduled for January 14. The elections commission today extended the deadline for accepting candidacy papers from November 15 to December 1.
06 Nov 2016, 9:00 AM
Rival PPM factions vie for grassroots support
Gayoom is preparing to travel across the Maldives to meet supporters whilst the Yameen faction is planning to hold a rally of the “real PPM” in Malé on Friday night.
02 Nov 2016, 9:00 AM
Speaker faces no-confidence vote after realignment in Majlis
The no-confidence vote will be the first challenge to President Abdulla Yameen’s majority in parliament since the split within the PPM saw eight MPs loyal to the party’s deposed leader, former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, form a rival bloc to work with the opposition.
31 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM
Yameen faction clears out party headquarters, removes nameplate
Yameen’s supporters have cleaned out the PPM headquarters with police’s help, removing computers, documents, and furniture on Friday, and finally stripped the party’s nameplate from its walls on Sunday.
31 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM
Gayoom in opposition: round up of reactions
Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s withdrawal of support for his half-brother President Abdulla Yameen’s administration after a four-month-long battle for control of the ruling party signalled a seismic shift in the Maldives’ political landscape.
30 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM
The full transcript of Gayoom’s speech on withdrawing support for Yameen
Gayoom withdrew support for his brother, Yameen, accusing him of cracking down on dissent and facilitating corruption, and went on to condemn for the first time, the jailing of opposition leaders in his three-year rule
29 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM
