Faris Maumoon

Faris Maumoon approved as new member of judicial watchdog

The Dhiggaru MP was approved with 67 votes in favour and one abstention.

High Court overturns identity fraud conviction of MP Faris

Faris was jailed for using the flag and logo of the Progressive Party of Maldives.

Prosecutors admit Faris was sentenced after rushed trial

The lawmaker was convicted of identity fraud for using the ruling party flag.

Maldives High Court frees Gayoom, Faris on bail

The former president and his son deny all charges against them.

Maldives police arrest two after house raid

The house belongs to the family of a fugitive wanted in connection with a graft scandal.

Maldives judge closes hearing for Faris ‘torture video’

The son of the former strongman president has been declared a prisoner of conscience.

Faris Maumoon declared ‘prisoner of conscience’

Faris Maumoon faces ‘trumped up charges’ says Amnesty.

Faris Maumoon convicted of identity fraud

Faris Maumoon has been jailed for four months and 24 days.

Verdict due in Faris identity fraud trial

The detained lawmaker faces a jail term of nine months and 18 days if convicted.

The Maldives Nine (part two)

Nine people are on trial over an alleged plot to topple the government. Their arrests followed a shock Supreme Court ruling that ordered the release of President Abdulla Yameen’s opponents and the reinstatement of opposition lawmakers who had been stripped of their seats.

Faris fears ‘no fair trial’

Faris was given two days to appoint a lawyer and is worried about his detention conditions and getting enough time with lawyers.

Gayoom and son deny fresh coup accusations

Maumoon Abdul Gayoom started planning to overthrow the government in 2015, police spokesman Ahmed Shifan told the media in a surprise press conference.

An unjustly jailed dictator

The incarceration of the former president and strongman, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, has provoked mixed emotions among Maldivians.

Police torture claims being investigated

Faris Maumoon has spent more than 200 days in detention, according to one NGO.

End witch hunt of opposition, says Nasheed

Dozens of people have been arrested since a state of emergency was declared last month, including former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and two Supreme Court judges, with authorities alleging there was a plot to overthrow the government.

MP Faris temporarily moved to house arrest

State revises charges against MP Faris

The Prosecutor General’s office has revised charges raised against MP Faris Maumoon from accepting bribes to offering to bribe fellow lawmakers to back the impeachment of the speaker.

Court rejects plea to suspend MP Faris’s identity fraud trial

At a preliminary hearing Sunday morning, Judge Ibrahim Ali announced that the trial will commence on October 8 after a mandatory 30-day period required by the new criminal procedures law.

Gayoom attends hearing of Faris’s identity fraud trial

Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom attended Sunday morning his son MP Faris Maumoon’s identity fraud trial as opposition lawmakers gathered outside the criminal court in solidarity with their detained colleague.

Faris pleads not guilty to identity fraud

MP Faris Maumoon pleaded not guilty on Monday to an identity fraud charge raised over the alleged unauthorised use of the flag and logo of the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives.