Supreme Court

‘Drug trafficker’ acquitted on lapses highlighted in former president’s trial

‘Drug trafficker’ acquitted on lapses highlighted in former president’s trial

Citing severe procedural irregularities, the Supreme Court on Thursday acquitted a man sentenced to life in prison over drug trafficking charges. The irregularities are similar to those highlighted by ex president Mohamed Nasheed and ex defence minister Mohamed Nazim in their criminal court trials.

Only three judges trained on new penal code

A new penal code is due to come into force at midnight tonight, but the Juvenile Court judges are the only judges who have been trained on the provisions in the new law. Minivan News understands that the training took place without the Supreme Court’s permission.

Majlis shutdown to ‘block changes to new penal code’

Sittings of the People’s Majlis were suspended this week to block MPs from submitting changes proposed by the Supreme Court to the long awaited penal code. The court wants to set the age of criminal responsibility to seven years and set jail terms and hefty fines for defaming state employees, excerpts obtained by Minivan News reveal.

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.

US ready to ‘deepen partnership’ with Maldives, seeks progress on democracy

UN Human Rights Council mulls action against Maldives

Supreme Court bans clubs and associations within judiciary

UN urged to condemn guideline for human rights watchdog

President asks UN for help to resolve political crisis

Translation: Supreme Court v. HRCM

Government defends Supreme Court’s HRCM ruling

Supreme Court verdict against HRCM ‘an act of reprisal,’ says UN experts

Supreme Court renders human rights watchdog toothless

Two judges in ex-president’s terrorism trial appointed to high court

Court denies media reports on chief justice’s ill health

Maldives judiciary hammered in UN human rights review

Supreme Court barred judges from penal code trainings

Dhiggaru by-election brought forward to June 6

Politicians line up to replace jailed MP