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Gayoom appeals for fraternity among political parties
The ex-president urged parties to find common ground.
24 Nov 2019, 9:00 AM
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Court rejects defence witnesses from Gayoom and judges
Obstruction of justice carries a jail term of almost five months.
11 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
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Gayoom’s family appeals for Ramadan release
Nasreena Ibrahim made the appeal in letters to the criminal court and prosecutor general, citing doctor’s recommendation for round-the-clock care for the 82-year-old former president.
17 May 2018, 9:00 AM
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Gayoom refuses to cooperate with ‘illegal investigation’
Former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom refused to cooperate with “an illegal investigation” when he was questioned for the first time after more than a month in police custody.
11 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM
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Gayoom, Supreme Court justices accused of destroying evidence
The three were arrested on charges of plotting a coup shortly after President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency on February 5.
01 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM
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US$875m lost or stolen from state coffers says Maldives
The Maldives declares that more than MVR13billion (US$875 million) has been lost or stolen from state coffers since 1999, as it announces efforts to recover assets lost in high-profile corruption case from former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s era.
12 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM
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Court challenged over Faris identity fraud trial
08 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM
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Gayoom calls on security forces to stop by-elections
The electoral body called the by-elections shortly after the apex court ruled that there was no room to adjudicate cases filed by four former Progressive Party of Maldives lawmakers who were deemed to have lost their seats for crossing the floor.
29 Aug 2017, 9:00 AM
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Minister under fire for blaming murders on opposition
“We cannot accept arson and the murder of our youth aimed at disrupting peace in the greed for power @maumoonagayoom,” the minister tweeted Monday after a 25-year-old man was killed in the second fatal stabbing in less than a week.
05 Aug 2017, 9:00 AM
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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.
23 Jul 2017, 9:00 AM
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Ministers on media offensive as defecting lawmakers declare stand
“The opposition has mounted several such political challenges in the past, which the administration is confident of weathering once again,” the president’s spokesman Ibrahim Hussain Shihab told Reuters.
05 Jul 2017, 9:00 AM
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Police seek charges against Gayoom’s assistant
The police are seeking charges former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s personal assistant over his refusal to appear for questioning over the alleged bribery of lawmakers by MP Faris Maumoon.
20 Jun 2017, 9:00 AM
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Opposition leaders welcome Gayoom back to Maldives
Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was welcomed back to the Maldives by opposition leaders and supporters Wednesday night after nearly three months overseas.
16 Jun 2017, 9:00 AM
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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
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Independent councillor-elect joins MDP
The Vaadhoo councillor-elect is the first of 101 independent candidates who won seats in the Maldives’ third local council elections to join a political party.
14 May 2017, 9:00 AM
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Police seek prosecution of Faris Maumoon
The police said in a tweet after midnight on Friday that the case was sent to the Prosecutor General’s office after completing an investigation requested by the anti-corruption watchdog into alleged failure to reimburse the state.
22 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM
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PPM MP Saud pledges support to Gayoom
Saud is the second PPM MP to abandon President Yameen since the united opposition coalition sought unsuccessfully to impeach the speaker of parliament and dismantle the previously secure pro-government majority.
03 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM
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Government dismisses crackdown on opposition leaders
Dismissing allegations of harassing and intimidating opposition politicians, the government reiterated that the police and judiciary are independent institutions and accused the opposition of pulling “stunts to gain recognition and airtime in the international media.”
03 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM
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Opposition decries ‘ramped up crackdown’
In the aftermath of Monday’s contentious no-confidence vote, fresh terror charges were raised against former President Nasheed, former President Gayoom was expelled from the party he founded, and former Defence Minister Nazim was abruptly taken back to jail after nearly a year under house arrest.
01 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM
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MPs plan to oust Gayoom from PPM leadership
Ibrahim Falah, deputy leader of the PPM parliamentary group, told the press that Gayoom has only been able to remain in the post due to the “love and respect” President Abdulla Yameen bears for his half-brother.
26 Mar 2017, 9:00 AM