A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Lawyer Hisan Hussain. PHOTO/MIHAARU On Sunday, the Department of Judicial Administration (DJA) revoked the suspension of lawyers, Hisaan Hussain and Ibrahim Riffath, who was suspended over submitting a petition to the Supreme Court raising concerns over the judicial system and calling to uphold the rule of law. DJA stated in its announcement that it was […]
JP leader Qasim Ibrahim being taken back to Dhoonidhoo where he is kept in Police custody The official trial for Maldives Correctional Service (MCS)’s refusal to grant Jumhoory Party (JP) leader Qasim Ibrahim his medical leave as ordered by his verdict, commenced on Sunday afternoon. The verdict for the former Maamigili MP’s bribery conviction in late […]
JP leader Qasim Ibrahim exits the Criminal Court after a hearing. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Maldives Correctional Service (MCS) has decided to seek the police’s help to bring opposition Jumhoory Party (JP)’s leader Qasim Ibrahim back to the Maldives. According to an MCS spokesperson, the opposition leader will not be granted any more leave extensions after […]
During the press conference held by lawyers who were suspended indefinitely over submitting a petition to the the Supreme Court raising concerns about the Maldivian judiciary. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU The lawyers, who are suspended over submitting a petition to the Supreme Court, proclaimed that they will not shrink away from their efforts to protect the legal […]
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 […]
The Supreme Court of the Maldives PHOTO/MIHAARU Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a case filed by the state to annual a clause in the Political Parties Act that would allow an expelled parliamentarian to preserve his seat despite the member no longer representing the party. The state had announced its intent to file the case […]
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 […]