Stay orders were issued to free former lawmaker Ahmed Nazim and former defence minister Mohamed Nazim.
The Supreme Court has annulled all proceedings against nine prisoners and ordered their release until a fair retrial. Who are they and what were they alleged...
The supreme court registrar said judges had “decided not to hear the appeal” after holding two hearings. Nazim's family has accused the Maldivian state of holding...
The Supreme Court has been asked to summon several high-profile witnesses in light of new evidence that could prove former Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim was framed...
The ex-defence minister's lawyer Husnu Suood told the press that the Supreme Court will be asked to hear testimony from an eyewitness who saw a police...
The High Court heard closing statements today in former Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim's appeal of his 11-year jail sentence on a weapons smuggling charge. Presiding Judge...
The Maldives Correctional Services this week approved a 15-day medical leave for the retired colonel to undergo a heart surgery in Singapore. A final hearing in...
During Nazim’s trial in March, the criminal court had refused to call all but two of the 37 defence witnesses, claiming some were not relevant while...
Mohamed Nazim's lawyer also asked the High Court to consider sentencing him under the new penal code if judges decide to uphold the criminal court's 11-year...
Lawyers representing jailed ex-Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim and former ruling party MP Ahmed Nazim have accused the government of neglecting their clients’ medical care and endangering...
"We attempted to exhaust local remedies from the Maldivian judiciary, but it seems that the courts have absconded from trial by refusing to hold hearings," Nazim's...
Nazim’s brother Adam Azim told The Maldives Independent that the retired colonel has had countless hospital visits since his imprisonment in March due to complications with...
An appeal of Nazim's 11-year jail sentence on weapons smuggling charges remains stalled at the High Court after the Supreme Court transferred two judges on the...
Husnu Suood, who represents Nazim and Imran, said doctors suspect damage to Nazim's kidneys and have recommended that he should be kept in a stress-free or...
