Criminal Court


Nearly 2,000 cases pending at criminal court
The backlog includes 12 cases filed a decade ago.
30 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM


Maldives court frees alleged jihadi fighter
No suspects charged with joining militant groups have been convicted to date.
24 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM


Court accused of discounting evidence of death caused by marital rape
The PG office is appealing the husband’s acquittal.
25 Mar 2019, 9:00 AM


Criminal court initiates contempt probe against presidential commission chair
Husnu Suood alleged gangs nominate judges and “fix” trials by intimidating secret witnesses.
22 Jan 2019, 9:00 AM


Courts react angrily to gang connection allegations
The criminal court condemned allegations by the chair of a presidential inquiry commission.
01 Jan 2019, 9:00 AM


Gangs ‘nominate’ criminal court judges
There’s no hope of justice with corrupt judges on the bench, the presidential inquiry commission’s chair declared.
31 Dec 2018, 9:00 AM


Suicide bombing suspects freed
Ishag Ali and Hussain Afeef were suspected of links with the Islamic State terror group.
04 Nov 2018, 9:00 AM


Maldives Criminal Court cancels 30 hearings
One of the cancelled trials was for ex-president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.
09 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM


Verdict due in Faris identity fraud trial
The detained lawmaker faces a jail term of nine months and 18 days if convicted.
19 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM


Alleged jihadists request ‘sick leave’ from custody during trial
Mohamed Nabeeh, Adam Farhaan and Ahmed Afsal are accused of leaving the country last July to join the war in Syria, but their lawyer says they are very sick and should be released from custody during the trial.
28 May 2018, 9:00 AM


Criminal court staff suspected of leaking secret statements
A criminal court staff is suspected of leaking earlier this month secret statements from witnesses in the upcoming terrorism trials of top judges and politicians.
17 May 2018, 9:00 AM


Top opposition lawyer summoned for court inquiry
Hisaan Hussain was summoned for an inquiry launched into comments she made to the press following the conviction of the country’s highest-ranking judges last week.
14 May 2018, 9:00 AM


Second secret trial held for detained judges
The judges have yet to respond to the charge, but their arrests have been condemned as politically motivated.
22 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM


Courtroom chaos ahead of state of emergency expiry
The criminal court was busy Wednesday as the authorities scrambled to keep “coup plotters” in custody after a 45-day state of emergency expires this week.
21 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM


Judges appointed to High Court and Criminal Court
The appointments come as courts struggle to hear cases due to a judge shortage.
24 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM


Registered journalists barred from courtroom hearings
Despite the registration process, most hearings get delayed and journalists are forced to wait in the lobby for hours before hearings begin.
23 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM


Six-month jail term for man who threatened to kill ex-wife
There have been 11 cases of domestic violence so far this year.
18 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM


Criminal court chief judge transferred to juvenile court
The transfers were made at the request of the Supreme Court, the Judicial Service Commission said in a statement issued late last night.
11 Jul 2017, 9:00 AM


Zaid transferred to house arrest in mid-trial
Zaidul Ameen is accused of attempting to sell a secretly recorded conversation with Supreme Court Justice Ali Hameed Mohamed.
29 May 2017, 9:00 AM


Judge lifts conditions imposed on Gasim
The move comes after the police apologised for falsely claiming in court that a case against the opposition lawmaker had not been sent for prosecution.
17 May 2017, 9:00 AM