The Maldives prisons authority has formally sought police assistance to bring back Jumhooree Party leader Gasim Ibrahim, whose medical leave in Singapore expired Monday night.
“He actually cannot leave. As doctors have not authorised for him to fly, the airlines are refusing to sell tickets for him. We also requested that...
Jailed former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb has sought permission to travel overseas for the treatment of glaucoma, kidney stones and internal cysts.
MP Ahmed Mahloof, jailed on controversial charges, was granted ten days leave to travel to India to seek treatment and conduct medical tests not available in...
The prisons authority has granted an extension of former President Mohamed Nasheed's medical leave in the UK until May 18, after reviewing its decision to revoke...
The home ministry has suspended Commissioner of Prisons Mohamed Husham pending the outcome of an investigation on unspecified charges. Contrary to media reports, Home Minister Umar...
Home Minister Umar Naseer said in a tweet this morning that he has asked the Maldives Correctional Services' medical board to review a decision to revoke...
Commissioner of Prisons Mohamed Husham told the press this afternoon that the 30-day extension was revoked after Nasheed's lawyers denied President Abdulla Yameen's claim that the opposition...
If the retired colonel fails to return in the next two days, the Maldives Correctional Services will "begin work to bring him back," Superintendent of Prisons...
The immigration depart has claimed that MP Ahmed Nazim's passport is in its possession despite reports of the former ruling party lawmaker fleeing from Singapore to...
The government has refused to extend former President Mohamed Nasheed’s medical leave in the United Kingdom, and ordered him to return to the Maldives to serve...
Doctors estimate "it would take six to eight weeks for the initial stages of the treatment," reads a letter Nasheed's lawyer Hassan Latheef sent to Commissioner...
In an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour alongside his celebrity lawyer Amal Clooney, the 48-year-old opposition leader said he will challenge President Abdulla Yameen in the...
"In this press conference, President Nasheed and his lawyers will assess the political situation in the Maldives and highlight the human rights abuses still ongoing in...
US Secretary of State John Kerry has welcomed the Maldivian government's decision to authorise jailed former President Mohamed Nasheed to seek medical treatment in the UK.
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...
