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Jumhoory Party leader Qasim Ibrahim speaks to Mihaaru. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU Opposition Jumhoory Party (JP) leader Qasim Ibrahim’s lawyers have appealed Maldives Correctional Service (MCS) to revise its refusal to extend Qasim’s 10-day medical leave. The former Maamigili MP’s family on Saturday appealed to the Commissioner of Prisons Ahmed Shihan to extend his medical leave […]
Opposition Jumhoory Party (JP) leader Qasim Ibrahim being taken to Velana International Airport (VIA) by Maldives Correctional Service (MCS) officers. He was given permission to depart to Singapore on Wednesday evening. Maldives Correctional Service (MCS) on Monday stated that opposition Jumhoory Party (JP)’s leader Qasim Ibrahim’s 10-day medical leave cannot be extended. Qasim’s family on […]
Opposition Jumhoory Party (JP) leader Qasim Ibrahim being taken to Velana International Airport (VIA) by Maldives Correctional Service (MCS) officers. He was given permission to depart to Singapore on Wednesday evening. After opposition Jumhoory Party (JP)’s leader Qasim Ibrahim’s doctors advised that his treatment will take up to three months, his family on Saturday […]
Maamigili MP Qasim Ibrahim carried out from the Criminal Court on a stretcher to the ambulance after he fainted during his hearing. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Minister of Home Affairs Azleen Ahmed and Maldivian ambassador to Japan Mohamed Hussain Shareef on Monday met with hospitalised former Maamigili MP Gasim Ibrahim, on behalf of the president, during […]
Maamigili MP Qasim Ibrahim carried out from the Criminal Court on a stretcher to the ambulance after he fainted during his hearing. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU The Maldives’ ever-so-controversial political arena saw an exceptionally ‘dramatic’ two days this past weekend. Thursday evening, opposition Jumhoory Party (JP) leader and former Maamigili MP Qasim Ibrahim collapsed in the […]
Jumhoory Party leader Qasim Ibrahim. PHOTO/MIHAARU The Criminal Court has sentenced Jumhoory Party leader Qasim Ibrahim to three years and two months in jail, after finding him guilty of attempting to bribe lawmakers. The court announced the verdict in absentia during the early hours of Friday morning. Maamigili MP Qasim was abruptly summoned around 10:30 […]