Stealing Paradise
Court upholds Medianet fine over Al Jazeera documentary
Medianet was fined for not blocking Al Jazeera when a corruption exposé aired.
23 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
Opposition lawmaker slams broadcasting regulator over Medianet fine
Opposition MP Ahmed ‘ADK’ Nashid slammed the broadcasting regulator Thursday night over an MVR500,000 (US$32,425) fine imposed on the main cable television provider for rebroadcasting an Al Jazeera corruption exposé.
19 Jun 2017, 9:00 AM
Cable TV provider fined half a million for airing Al Jazeera corruption exposé
According to state media, the ‘Stealing Paradise’ documentary, which exposed systemic corruption, abuse of power and criminal activity at the highest level of government, was deemed to pose a threat to national security.
17 Jun 2017, 9:00 AM
Adeeb shown Al Jazeera’s corruption exposé in jail
According to Adeeb’s lawyer, the ACC investigators asked “general questions” about secretly filmed confessions by three of Adeeb’s associates featured in the Stealing Paradise documentary about delivering stolen cash to the president.
03 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
Transparency calls for ‘broad investigation’ after corruption exposé
Anti-corruption NGO Transparency Maldives has called for a broad and independent investigation into allegations raised in an Al Jazeera exposé about systemic corruption, abuse of power and criminal activity at the highest level of government.
13 Sep 2016, 9:00 AM
Al Jazeera corruption exposé dismissed as ‘defamatory and biased’
The government has dismissed an explosive Al Jazeera corruption exposé aired on Wednesday as defamatory and biased, accusing the Qatari broadcaster of advancing the opposition’s agenda to oust President Abdulla Yameen.
08 Sep 2016, 9:00 AM
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
Opposition condemns ‘desperate’ smear campaign against Al Jazeera
The opposition has condemned a campaign launched by President Abdulla Yameen’s administration to discredit an upcoming corruption exposé by Al Jazeera as “desperate moves by a government on the defensive”
07 Sep 2016, 9:00 AM
Smear tactics and a death threat as anticipation builds over Al Jazeera corruption exposé
The release of teaser trailers for Al Jazeera’s long awaited corruption expose, ‘Stealing Paradise,’ has sparked a frenzy of anticipation in the Maldives and intensified a smear campaign, including hate-filled tweets and a death threat, against the film’s producer
04 Sep 2016, 9:00 AM
PPM MP threatens to sue Al-Jazeera over corruption expose
A ruling party MP threatened to sue al-Jazeera last night over an upcoming documentary about alleged corruption and abuse of power by President Abdulla Yameen that has put the government on the defensive.
22 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM