A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Detained MP Ahmed Faris Maumoon has submitted disciplinary complaints regarding five Supreme Court judges to the Judicial Service Commission, Mihaaru has reported. The complaint is about the judges’ failure to create regulations that, under the Criminal Procedures Act, are stipulated to be made within an allocated time period, said Maumoon Hameed from Faris’s legal team. […]
Mobile phones belonging to family members of a key witness in a bribery trial have been confiscated by police. The police action follows Ahmed Shafiu’s allegations of a lawmaker attempting to coerce false testimony against MP Faris Maumoon, who is at the centre of the trial. Shafiu, a Jumhooree Party activist, was arrested a day […]
A key witness in the bribery trial of MP Faris Maumoon has alleged attempts to coerce false testimony against the opposition lawmaker. Ahmed Shafiu, a Jumhooree Party activist, was arrested on July 4, a day after the opposition submitted a no-confidence motion against the parliament speaker. Citing lack of evidence to support alleged bribery of lawmakers, the […]
The High Court decided Tuesday to proceed with appeal hearings on MP Faris Maumoon’s arrest and detention after overruling strong objections over the change of the bench. The three-judge panel overseeing the appeal was changed after hearings concluded in early August. The MP for the Dhiggaru constituency was arrested in late July and placed under […]
Delays in MP Faris Maumoon’s bribery trial will make it difficult to summon witnesses for hearings, the criminal court heard Thursday. His legal team is seeking to reject evidence, cancel charges and halt proceedings, with lawyer Maumoon Hameed submitting 23 different pre-trial motions. Seven are about rejecting evidence presented against the opposition lawmaker. His legal […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Vaguthu.mv website on 12th April 2017. By Musharraf Hassan The following is a loose translation: It was in 1953, the lineal sultanate rule was abolished in the Maldives. Mohamed Ameen Dhoshimeynaa Kilegefaanu took the lead to introduce Maldives to a republican system and became the first President of […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 18th April 2017. By Fazeena Ahmed. The following is a loose translation: In the political sphere, all eyes are on Jumhooree Party leader and bigwig Gasim Ibrahim’s court case. Member of parliament for Maamigili constituency Gasim is suspected of bribery. He was summoned to the […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 4th April 2017. By Moosa Rasheed The following is a loose translation: Maumoon and Nasheed thinks differently MDP won’t wish for Faris’ success Umar doesn’t want to join in the coalition The biggest question raised now in the Maldives is whether the opposition coalition can […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 28th March 2017. By Fazeena Ahmed The following is a loose translation: When the time came to cast the vote of no confidence against Speaker of the Majlis Abdulla Maseeh, an issue emerged with the electronic voting system. Parliament majority PPM members felt the solution […]