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Sorcery

Crime

Four arrested for ‘using black magic’ to win election

The men are accused of trying to bring the Maldivian Democratic Party to power.

19 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM

Culture

Maldives’ anti-black magic legal measures need ‘streamlining’

Sorcery-related arrests have been common in recent years, but suspects are often released soon after without charge due to the complexity of legal action. The current penal code does not have a specific provision for black magic and sorcery.

02 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM

Politics

MDP activists, arrested over mock grave, released

The six men from Ukulhas were accused of “sorcery and unruly behaviour” after opposition supporters created a mock grave outside the home of an MDP activist who switched to the ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives.

15 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM

Politics

Maldives bans Raajje TV documentary on ‘president’s sorcerer’

The Maldives’ broadcasting regulator has ordered the opposition-aligned Raajje TV not to air a documentary about a Sri Lankan man who allegedly performed sorcery or black magic to help President Abdulla Yameen win the 2013 election.

11 Feb 2016, 9:00 AM

Culture

Maldives sees wave of arrests on sorcery charges

Three elderly men were arrested from two different islands on a charge of practicing black magic this week. Another four were arrested last week. The police claim to have found “tools for the practice of black magic” in their possession, but relatives of some of the suspects said police had only confiscated Arabic books.

28 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM

Crime

Two men arrested on charges of practicing sorcery

The suspects, aged 24 and 25, were taken into custody on Thursday based on information suggesting the pair were practicing sorcery or black magic, the police said yesterday. The police also searched the homes of the suspect as well as a warehouse with court warrants and confiscated “some items related to the case.”

23 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM

Culture

Three men arrested in Vilufushi on charges of sorcery

A police spokesperson told The Maldives Independent that the suspects were arrested with warrants after complaints from islanders alleging that they were practicing black magic in houses and boats. The islanders accused the men of causing damages to households using black magic.

28 Dec 2015, 9:00 AM

Crime

Fiqh academy warns against promotion of black magic

The Fiqh academy’s warning comes after opposition figures linked uprooting of old trees at the Republic square and removal of the Republic monument in Malè to President Abdulla Yameen’s alleged fear of sorcery.

16 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM

News In Brief

Police conclude special operation to seize sorcery books on Maarandhoo Island

24 Apr 2013, 7:57 PM

Culture

Police arrest 57 year-old man on charges of performing black magic

02 Apr 2013, 12:58 PM

Culture

School calls in spiritual healer after 10 female students “possessed by spirits”

17 Mar 2013, 5:20 PM

News In Brief

Juvenile court to use DNA evidence in murder case of alleged sorcerer

21 Jun 2012, 8:37 PM

Politics

Police release slideshow of Usfasgandu black magic evidence

03 Jun 2012, 3:40 PM

Culture

Two minors arrested in connection with the murder of ‘sorcerer’ confess to accessory in court

29 Mar 2012, 11:07 AM

Culture

Step-grandson pleads guilty to being accessory in “sorcerer” murder

25 Mar 2012, 10:46 AM

News In Brief

Police arrest sorcerer

30 Jan 2012, 10:33 PM

News In Brief

Kanditheemu islanders suspect sorcery at remote site

16 Jan 2012, 7:51 PM

Culture

Salaf calls for Anti-Sorcery Act

10 Jan 2012, 5:28 PM

Culture

Sorcerer suspected of using magic on school girls

20 Dec 2009, 6:58 PM

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