Faris Maumoon, who was in custody for six months while on trial for bribery, was given a conditional release last week by the Criminal Court.
An investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission found that some 571 application forms that were evaluated under the marking criteria lacked the necessary information.
The former president made the remarks at an opposition gathering and called for immediate reforms, saying there was no need to wait for a particular time.
Adeeb, who is serving a jail sentence on multiple charges, released a statement on the thousandth day of Imran’s jailing.
All opposition leaders, aside from former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, are either in prison or exile as the Maldives prepares for this year’s presidential polls.
The criminal court set three conditions for his release: not attempting to influence or tamper with evidence against him; getting the court’s permission before any travels...
The appointments come as courts struggle to hear cases due to a judge shortage.
Although the Maldives legal system is a combination of sharia law and common law, sharia sentences are uncommon.
A leading resort firm in the Maldives is suing customs and police officials involved in recent raids, following the suspension of an alcohol import license and...
Sheikh Nasrulla Musthafa took five journalists from Mihaaru and news group Vmedia to court last week, claiming they falsely reported that he failed to make pilgrimage...
Five properties owned by opposition Jumhooree Party leader Gasim Ibrahim were raided by authorities on suspicion of illegally possessing alcohol on Wednesday night.
A lack of facilities and qualified doctors at regional hospitals and island health centres has caused concern in the past, even protests, with Maldivians travelling to...
Mohamed Nasheed said there was a parallel state of religious radicals ready to overrun the country and there were 300 Maldivians fighting in Syria and Iraq.
Mohamed Nasheed is currently ineligible to contest the election as he was sentenced to 13 years in prison on a controversial terrorism charge.
Despite the registration process, most hearings get delayed and journalists are forced to wait in the lobby for hours before hearings begin.
Thilafushi island, which is seven kilometres from Malé, stores the refuse produced in the capital and uses it as landfill, or the rubbish is burnt.
Child abuse and sexual abuse remain key problems in the Maldives, and a mandatory child sex offenders' registry was published in 2015.
