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Dhoonidhoo

Culture

News in brief: Dhoonidhoo’s ‘Alcatraz’ demolished

The Greater Malé Industrial Zone Ltd is under audit.

26 Nov 2019, 9:00 AM

Crime

President’s envoy meets Gayoom and chief justice in prison

Defence Minister Adam Shareef met the two high-profile detainees as the president’s envoy.

04 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM

Crime

Complaint filed over Indian doctor at Dhoonidhoo

The opposition coalition has accused the doctor of neglect for refusing to provide care when sick detainees were brought to see him late at night. He is also alleged to have been careless when dispensing medicine.

21 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM

Crime

Maldives urged to stop torture of detainees

The Human Rights Commission of the Maldives has been informed of several instances of acts amounting to torture, it was claimed, but has failed to make significant and preventive interventions.

19 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM

Politics

Detainees stage hunger strike in Dhoonidhoo

About 50 people detained under state of emergency powers at the police detention centre on Dhoonidhoo have started a hunger strike, according to lawyers and the joint opposition parties.

15 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM

Crime

Detained chief justice’s lawyer finds secret recorder during meeting

Hisaan Hussain accused police of planting a device under her chair to record a private meeting with her detained client.

14 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM

Culture

Man who died in police custody buried without postmortem

A 55-year-old man who died in police custody Tuesday morning has been buried this afternoon after the family decided not to conduct a postmortem overseas.

31 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM

Politics

Courtroom to be set up at police detention centre

“Our aim to establish a reliable teleconferencing facility in Dhoonidhoo so that remand hearings and collecting of statements by suspects can be carried out without the suspect being physically transported to a court in Malé,” said the criminal court’s spokesperson.

12 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM

Politics

Vice president’s lawyer questions impartiality of boat blast probe

Naseer, the co-chair of a special inquiry commission formed to investigate the alleged attempt, told newspaper Haveeru yesterday that several senior police officers had met him shortly after the blast and said they suspected the vice president’s involvement. Naseer also expressed confidence of gathering “enough evidence for a conviction.”

27 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM

Politics

Vice president detained for 15 days

Adeeb was not brought to Malé as the remand hearing was conducted via a video link from the court to the Dhoonidhoo Island detention centre.

25 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM

Features & Comment

Police accused of false testimony against May Day detainees

21 May 2015, 6:30 PM

Features & Comment

“Our prayers are as powerful as swords”: Malé is calm, but anger simmers

13 May 2015, 7:50 PM

Politics

50 May Day detainees released, but may face charges

09 May 2015, 6:09 PM

Politics

“You will never walk out of here alive”: MDP reveals details of alleged torture of May Day detainees

07 May 2015, 5:34 PM

Politics

Lawyers accuse police of restricting access to May Day detainees

06 May 2015, 10:09 PM

Politics

Concerns grow over police abuse of May Day detainees

04 May 2015, 5:18 PM

Politics

Nasheed wishes mercy for his jailers: “In this time of profound injustice, I harbour no hatred.”

14 Mar 2015, 7:52 PM

News In Brief

Police arrest seven from MDP protest at sea

11 Mar 2015, 4:11 PM

Politics

26 arrested in MDP’s all day protests

07 Mar 2015, 3:24 PM

Crime

Reports of exotic animals set loose as police crack down on illegal pets

13 Apr 2014, 4:43 PM

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