Criticism on social media or television is deemed contempt of court.
Husnu Suood alleged gangs nominate judges and "fix" trials by intimidating secret witnesses.
The station is accused of contempt of court.
Suood was suspended over a tweet that called a Supreme Court ruling unconstitutional.
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...
Abdul Aleem is accused of contravening the civil court ruling that put Yameen in control of the PPM, by setting up a rival secretariat and expelling...
Suood was suspended for and warned over flouting the apex court’s orders and challenging the judiciary’s authority in a series of tweets, the DJA said, adding...
The supreme court issued Monday an order disbarring prominent lawyer Husnu Suood and opposition MP Ali Hussein from practising law, pending an investigation into contempt charges.
The civil court has threatened to hold Attorney General Mohamed Anil in contempt after his office decided to appeal a judgment that barred former Haveeru staff...
The criminal court reprimanded today two prominent lawyers who criticised the recent jailing of religious conservative Adhaalath Party President Sheikh Imran Abdulla on a terrorism charge.
Abdul Bari Yoosuf, a controversial judge involved in the jailing of four high-profile opposition politicians, has requested a criminal inquiry against a man who allegedly threatened...
The Supreme Court has hiked a fine for contempt of court from MVR10,000 (US$649) to MVR100,000 (US$6485) and authorized judges to suspend lawyers found guilty of...
A magistrate court has raised charges of contempt and placed a school headmaster under house arrest when he accused a judge at the court of harassing...
A police spokesperson confirmed that Hussain Shameem is under investigation, but declined to reveal the nature of the charges against the former deputy prosecutor general. The...
"As false and misleading statements are being made by various parties, without attempting to reach the truth of the matter, and in a way that causes...
