Supreme Court
New evidence will prove Nazim was framed, says lawyer
The ex-defence minister’s lawyer Husnu Suood told the press that the Supreme Court will be asked to hear testimony from an eyewitness who saw a police officer involved in the midnight raid on Nazim’s apartment planting a black bag containing the pistol.
21 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Judges launch workshops and action plans in apparent reform effort
The Maldives’ embattled judiciary, which has long-resisted calls for reform, has launched a series of workshops, emphasizing access to justice, improving efficiency and skills, and administrative reform.
14 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Maldives’ most senior female judge quits
Dr Azmiralda Zahir, the Maldives’ most senior female judge, resigned from the high court this morning in protest against her transfer to a regional branch in southern Addu City.
12 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Yameen awaits supreme court ruling in Nasheed’s terror appeal
The president said he will urge the supreme court to issue a ruling in Nasheed’s terror appeal. “Then we can decide on how to move forward. But the truth we must accept is that when such heinous crimes occur, justice will be served someday.”
11 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Court upholds death sentence for murder accomplice
The high court has upheld today the death sentence of a young woman convicted of killing a prominent lawyer, despite her lawyer insisting the death penalty was disproportionate as she was an accomplice to the murder.
10 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Judges pledge to tackle human-trafficking
Maldivian judges have pledged their support to end human trafficking, agreeing to hold awareness sessions with contractors and use a special logo on all construction bid invitations by the judiciary.
08 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Chief Justice calls 2015 a successful year for Maldives judges
Declaring 2015 a success for the embattled Maldivian judiciary on Tuesday, Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed vowed to uphold the Maldivian state and protect citizen’s rights.
04 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Adeeb’s lawyer refused response on Supreme Court-ordered criminal inquiry
The Department of Judicial Administration has refused to answer a letter by detained Vice President Ahmed Adeeb’s lawyer asking for specifics of a Supreme Court ordered criminal inquiry against him.
16 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
Human rights group urges retrial for Afrasheem murder convict
The Maldivian Democracy Network has called for a retrial in the case of a young man convicted of killing a parliamentarian, arguing that the death sentence handed to Hussain Humam Ahmed was unfair and contravened the Islamic Shari’ah.
13 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
Ex-MP flees Singapore after order to return to prison
Ahmed Nazim, a former MP with the ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives who was allowed to travel to Singapore on medical-leave from prison, has left the country and traveled to the United Kingdom, The Maldives Independent understands.
07 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
Human rights watchdog defends restrictions imposed by Supreme Court
An 11-point guideline imposed by the Supreme Court on the state human rights watchdog has not hampered its functioning, Shifaq Mufeed, vice president of the Human Rights Commission of Maldives, told the press yesterday.
28 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
Are we all going to kill Humam?
Hussain Humam was sentenced to death “through a process that has breached the principles of Islamic Shari’a, common law, international obligations and even common sense,” argues Shahindha Ismail, calling for an independent psychiatric evaluation of the 23-year-old death row inmate.
27 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
Maldives urged to ‘end arbitrary actions targeting judges’
The International Commission of Jurists condemned today “arbitrary and politically motivated actions against judges” in the Maldives, shining the spotlight on the arrest of a magistrate judge and the abrupt transfer of two top judges in the past year.
21 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
Supreme Court begins review of its first murder conviction
State prosecutors asked the Supreme Court today to uphold a death sentence handed to Hussain Humam Ahmed by the criminal court over the brutal murder of MP Dr Afrasheem Ali in October 2012.
21 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
High Court judge complains over transfer to southern branch
High Court Judge Azmiralda Zahir has filed a complaint with the parliament’s independent institutions oversight committee over her transfer to a southern branch of the appellate court.
13 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
Media regulator shares press freedom concerns with Chief Justice
The Maldives Broadcasting Commission said in a statement that its president, Mohamed Shaheeb, discussed “seeking a solution to the tension between the media and the judiciary” after the criminal court barred several outlets from observing trials.
10 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
Supreme Court wraps up Nasheed’s terror appeal
The Supreme Court has concluded hearing the state’s appeal of a terror conviction against former President Mohamed Nasheed’s terror conviction. A verdict is expected at a next hearing, but a date has not been set yet.
07 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
Court holds hearing on Nasheed’s terror conviction as talks remain at a stalemate
The Supreme Court held today a second hearing into an appeal filed by the state over former President Mohamed Nasheed’s terrorism conviction. Today’s hearing, just the second since the appeal was filed nearly five months ago, comes in the wake of the opposition boycotting government-initiated all-party talks.
06 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
Supreme Court accuses Amnesty of Islamophobia, hate crimes
The Maldives’ Supreme Court has hit back furiously at criticisms by Amnesty International, accusing the world-renowned human rights group of Islamophobia, political bias, and hate crimes against the Maldivian people.
03 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
Judge to boycott judicial watchdog meetings
A member of the watchdog Judicial Services Commission has said he would no longer attend meetings because of concerns over its independence.
03 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
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