Black Magic
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Four arrested for ‘using black magic’ to win election
The men are accused of trying to bring the Maldivian Democratic Party to power.
19 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
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Maldives’ anti-black magic legal measures need ‘streamlining’
Sorcery-related arrests have been common in recent years, but suspects are often released soon after without charge due to the complexity of legal action. The current penal code does not have a specific provision for black magic and sorcery.
02 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM
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Maldives bans Raajje TV documentary on ‘president’s sorcerer’
The Maldives’ broadcasting regulator has ordered the opposition-aligned Raajje TV not to air a documentary about a Sri Lankan man who allegedly performed sorcery or black magic to help President Abdulla Yameen win the 2013 election.
11 Feb 2016, 9:00 AM
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Maldives sees wave of arrests on sorcery charges
Three elderly men were arrested from two different islands on a charge of practicing black magic this week. Another four were arrested last week. The police claim to have found “tools for the practice of black magic” in their possession, but relatives of some of the suspects said police had only confiscated Arabic books.
28 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
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Two men arrested on charges of practicing sorcery
The suspects, aged 24 and 25, were taken into custody on Thursday based on information suggesting the pair were practicing sorcery or black magic, the police said yesterday. The police also searched the homes of the suspect as well as a warehouse with court warrants and confiscated “some items related to the case.”
23 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
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Three men arrested in Vilufushi on charges of sorcery
A police spokesperson told The Maldives Independent that the suspects were arrested with warrants after complaints from islanders alleging that they were practicing black magic in houses and boats. The islanders accused the men of causing damages to households using black magic.
28 Dec 2015, 9:00 AM
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Fiqh academy warns against promotion of black magic
The Fiqh academy’s warning comes after opposition figures linked uprooting of old trees at the Republic square and removal of the Republic monument in Malè to President Abdulla Yameen’s alleged fear of sorcery.
16 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
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President’s ‘fear of black magic’ behind felling of trees and changes to traffic flow
Major changes to traffic flow in central Malé, the uprooting of old trees at the Republic Square and the removal of a monument at the Sultan Park have fuelled speculation that the sudden changes were caused by President Abdulla Yameen’s alleged fear of black magic and sorcery.
10 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
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Malé’s northern waterfront under construction again
Malé City’s northern waterfront is once again under construction with the presidential pier and the Republic Square closed to the public for further renovations. Two massive pine trees at the main square have also been uprooted.
05 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Palm trees used by MDP to curse President Yameen, alleges senior government official
30 Oct 2014, 5:49 PM
Busting black magic on Guraidhoo
23 Sep 2013, 8:21 PM
Police investigating suspected black magic coconuts in mosque wells
23 Sep 2013, 5:42 PM
Black magic coconut discovered at PPM MP’s home
19 Sep 2013, 6:27 PM
Police conduct witch hunt on Thakandhoo after children allegedly possessed by evil spirits
12 Sep 2013, 7:16 PM
Cursed coconuts on Fuvahmulah allegedly used to disrupt elections
06 Sep 2013, 11:59 AM
Police summon white magic practitioner to investigate possible cursed coconut
04 Sep 2013, 7:22 PM
Police arrest 57 year-old man on charges of performing black magic
02 Apr 2013, 12:58 PM
Man arrested on suspicion of performing black magic
05 Jan 2013, 4:44 PM
High Court ruling on Usfasgandu ruling not “setback” for government: Home Minister
05 Jun 2012, 9:46 PM
Police release slideshow of Usfasgandu black magic evidence
03 Jun 2012, 3:40 PM