A special audit of the Southern Transport Link has flagged more than MVR350,000 (US$22,700) that has gone missing from the subsidiary of the state-owned Maldives Ports Limited. According to the report made public Monday, the money was earned from ferry services, transporting cargo and renting vessels between December 21, 2015 and May 31, 2016 but […]
The Maldives’ main opposition party has called for an immediate international investigation into custodial deaths after an inmate died while being treated at hospital. Abdulla Rasheed, who was serving a five-year sentence on assault charges, passed away on Monday at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital. It is the seventh custodial death in two years. “The […]
Mohamed Anas, 25, of Raa atoll Meedhoo island. The state has charged a minor of 17 years with the murder of Mohamed Anas, who was stabbed to death in capital Male in late July. The Juvenile Court revealed that the minor is charged with homicide by sharp force. The court did not disclose the suspect’s […]
Aerial view of K. Himmafushi lagoon. PHOTO/HOUSING MINISTRY The Prosecutor General’s Office has levied charges against one suspect in the death of an expatriate, who was employed at the Life water plant in Kaafu atoll Himmafushi island. The suspect, whose identity has not been disclosed so far, is being charged under Section 141 of the […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 10th October 2017. The following is a loose translation: MoniCon’s order was implemented when dangerous and violent criminals were loose on the streets, smartly avoiding the ‘trap’ that were set up on to catch them and lock them in a strong legal ‘cage’ to control […]
Man tagged with an ankle monitor under the MoniCon order. PHOTO/POLICE Police have filed at the High Court to tag nine people, who are accused of major criminal offences, with ankle monitors under the MoniCon order of the Anti-Terrorism Act. The MoniCon order is issued by the High Court, based on the home minister’s proposals, […]
Maldives Ports Ltd (MPL) main building in capital Male. PHOTO/MIHAARU An audit report has revealed that over MVR 350,000 had gone missing from Southern Transport Link (STL), the company which provides transportation in the southern atolls of Addu and Fuvahmulah. According to the audit report which was released October 2, the missing funds should have […]
The Government of Maldives has ‘invited’ an Indian arms dealer’s company to construct an international airport in the country. RaajjeMV understands the deal was carried out without the bidding process. The company, RaajjeMV understands, is Olialia and is owned by Anca Verma, spouse to known arms dealer Abhishek Verma. The 30-year old Anka Verma is […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 8th October 2017. The following is a loose translation: The period was when government corruption talk is widely discussed around. When former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb was again discussed. When Jumhooree Party Leader Qasim Ibrahim publicly severely criticised the government. During that time, President Abdulla […]