A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Abdullah Rasheed Mohamed with Maldives Correctional Service officers — The Human Rights Commission of the Maldives (HRCM) and the National Integrity Commission (NIC) have finally begun investigating the death of the May Day protestor who passed away suddenly whilst serving his sentence. Abdullah Rasheed Mohamed, 51, passed away at the state-run Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital […]
Adhaalath Party’s leader Sheikh Imran being escorted by Maldives Correctional Service (MCS) officers after being transferred to temporary house arrest. MIHAARU PHOTO / NISHAN ALI Religiously conservative Adhaalath Party’s leader Sheikh Imran Abdulla on Thursday night was transferred from Maafushi Prison to temporary house arrest. Sheikh Imran was transferred to house arrest earlier this year […]
Dhiggaru MP Faris Maumoon with his father, former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, after the MP’s trial at the Criminal Court. PHOTO / MIHAARU Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom on Thursday visited his jailed son, Dhiggaru MP Faris Maumoon, at the Maafushi Prison. This is the first time the former president is visiting his son since […]
A 32-year-old inmate at the high-security Maafushi prison died around 7:50 am Thursday morning while undergoing treatment at the island’s medical centre. Ibrahim Asgar, from the Vaijaheyge in the Maafanu ward of the capital, was serving a 12-year sentence on drug charges. “He was taken out of his cell yesterday because he was feeling ill […]