A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Former VP Ahmed Adheeb escorted back to prison after a court hearing. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU The state on Thursday requested the Civil Court to declare that it did not have the jurisdiction to take on the case of jailed former vice president Ahmed Adheeb, seeking a court order allowing him to go abroad for medical […]
Environment ministry’s senior policy executive, Mohamed Haanim, speaks to reporters. PHOTO/SUN ONLINE The environment ministry’s senior policy executive, Mohamed Haanim, and former commissioner of prisons, Moosa Azim, are under probe for illegally sending off Ibrahim “Safa” Shafaaz Abdulla to Sri Lanka while he was imprisoned for a drug case. The Criminal Court is investigating the […]
The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) has urged the Maldives to drop charges against the executive director of the Maldivian Democracy Network, Shahindha Ismail. The NGO chief is being investigated over a tweet she posted in response to a speech by President Abdulla Yameen. The tweet was followed by sensational news articles, […]
The Prosecutor General’s office has ordered an anti-corruption watchdog to drop charges against senior Fenaka officials over abuse of power allegations in a foreign exchange transaction, local media has reported. The Anti-Corruption Commission launched an inquiry more than a year ago into the theft of US$1million from the state-owned utility. Fenaka reportedly released MVR17 million […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 3rd January 2018. The following is a loose translation: Are you currently facing physical abuse from your spouse? Do you need a restraining order? Are you not able to see your kids or are you not getting maintenance (financial support) for your kids? Do you […]
The former managing director of the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation cannot be tried on fresh corruption charges because he was never questioned about the case, his lawyers told the criminal court on Thursday. Abdullah Ziyath faces more than 30 counts of corruption for misappropriating US$44 million (MVR721 million) by leasing islands and lagoons […]
Jailed former vice president Ahmed Adeeb is being charged for bribing intelligence officials while he was in government. A spokesman from the Prosecutor General’s office told the Maldives Independent a case against Adeeb was forwarded to the criminal court on Tuesday. The charges are bribery and official misconduct. According to Raajjemv, Adeeb stands accused of […]
MP Imthiyaz Fahmy has filed a police complaint over articles on a pro-government tabloid site that he claims could put his life at risk, local media has reported. The Maafannu-Uthuru lawmaker urged police to investigate Vaguthu Online over three articles about him, according to Vnews. Vaguthu claimed the parliamentarian had called for Buddhism in the […]
Two high ranking former officials have been charged with misuse of authority, three years after an investigation revealed their involvement in letting a high profile drug trafficker leave the country illegally. A spokesman from the Prosecutor General’s office told media on Thursday that a case against former prisons commissioner, Moosa Azim, and former deputy home […]