The transfers were made at the request of the Supreme Court, the Judicial Service Commission said in a statement issued late last night.
Zaidul Ameen is accused of attempting to sell a secretly recorded conversation with Supreme Court Justice Ali Hameed Mohamed.
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.
The criminal court heard closing arguments Tuesday in Jumhooree Party MP Abdulla Riyaz's trial on an obstruction charge raised over his refusal to unlock his mobile...
Jumhooree Party leader Gasim Ibrahim’s lawyers have accused police officers of lying under oath during a remand hearing last week. Police officers told the judge at Wednesday’s...
Faris was stopped at the Velana International Airport's immigration checkpoint Sunday morning after he checked in to fly to Bangalore, India to visit a sick relative.
JP leader Gasim Ibrahim was released from police custody on the condition that he refrains from speaking in a manner that sows discord or incites unrest...
The conditions for his release include refraining from "holding meetings with people who sow discord and strife in society," speaking in a manner that sows discord...
The Prosecutor General's office has withdrawn a case seeking to detain a ruling party candidate for the Malé city council on an assault charge.
At a preliminary hearing closed to the media and members of the public, Gasim pleaded not guilty to charges of bribery and attempting to influence voting...
At a preliminary hearing Thursday morning, Judge Ahmed Shakeel rejected the state prosecutor's request to detain Riyaz until the end of the trial, dismissing the prosecution's...
Gasim Ibrahim has been remanded for six days by the criminal court on charges of bribery as international concern grew of the opposition lawmaker’s arrest.
If the guilty verdicts are upheld by both the high court and supreme court, Abdulla Nazeef and Mohamed Shifau will join three convicts presently on death...
Two Maldivian men were found guilty of smuggling 24kg of heroin into the Maldives in March 2014 and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Delivering a verdict on Tuesday, Judge Ahmed Shakeel said the prosecution's evidence was insufficient
Echoing the criminal court's threat of legal action against journalists, the broadcasting regulator has also accused some media outlets of "spreading falsehoods and slander that encourages...
The criminal court has threatened to take "legal action" against journalists who "encourage terrorism" and threaten the peace, stability and sovereignty of the Maldivian state.
