Sorcery
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Police conclude special operation to seize sorcery books on Maarandhoo Island
24 Apr 2013, 7:57 PM
Police arrest 57 year-old man on charges of performing black magic
02 Apr 2013, 12:58 PM
School calls in spiritual healer after 10 female students “possessed by spirits”
17 Mar 2013, 5:20 PM
Juvenile court to use DNA evidence in murder case of alleged sorcerer
21 Jun 2012, 8:37 PM
Police release slideshow of Usfasgandu black magic evidence
03 Jun 2012, 3:40 PM
Two minors arrested in connection with the murder of ‘sorcerer’ confess to accessory in court
29 Mar 2012, 11:07 AM
Step-grandson pleads guilty to being accessory in “sorcerer” murder
25 Mar 2012, 10:46 AM
Police arrest sorcerer
30 Jan 2012, 10:33 PM
Kanditheemu islanders suspect sorcery at remote site
16 Jan 2012, 7:51 PM
Salaf calls for Anti-Sorcery Act
10 Jan 2012, 5:28 PM
Sorcerer suspected of using magic on school girls
20 Dec 2009, 6:58 PM