A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
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 […]
Mohamed Nimal, formerly the managing director of MRDC. FILE PHOTO/MIHAARU The Prosecutor General’s Office informed the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday, to take back the charges against Mohamed Nimal, the former managing director of the state-run utility firm Fenaka Corporation, and three others for the illegal purchase of US Dollars to the corporation. Fenaka had […]
Mohamed Nimal, formerly the managing director of MRDC. FILE PHOTO/MIHAARU The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has requested the prosecutor general to charge Mohamed Nimal, the former managing director of state-run utilities firm Fenaka Corporation, and three others for the illegal purchase of US Dollars to the corporation. The three others to be prosecuted are the former […]
Justice Building in the capital Male. Maldives marks the first year anniversary of its new penal code on Saturday. MIHAARU FILE PHOTO The Civil Court has ordered former deputy prosecutor general, Dheebanaz Fahmy, to pay over MVR 500,000 to the state. The government had filed a lawsuit against the former PG, seeking a reimbursement of […]
High Court of Maldives PHOTO:Nishan Ali/Mihaaru The High Court on Thursday annulled the case of an individual who was found guilty of dealing drugs and sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment, upon the request of the Prosecutor General (PG)’s Office. The Criminal Court had found Abdul Fa’thaah from the island of Rasmaadhoo in Raa Atoll guilty of […]
Mohamed Anas, 25, of Raa atoll Meedhoo island The Prosecutor General’s Office on Thursday forwarded charges against five more suspects over the murder of Mohamed Anas, who was stabbed to death in capital Male in late July. The five suspects are Usman Shareef of Male, Ahmed Zayan of Lhaviyani atoll Kurendhoo island, Junaih Abdulla of […]
Aerial view of K. Himmafushi lagoon. PHOTO/HOUSING MINISTRY The Prosecutor General’s Office has levied charges against one suspect in the death of an expatriate, who was employed at the Life water plant in Kaafu atoll Himmafushi island. The suspect, whose identity has not been disclosed so far, is being charged under Section 141 of the […]
Firefighters at the scene where Prosecutor General Aishath Bisham’s car was torched. PHOTO / MNDF Prosecutor General (PG) Aishath Bisham’s car was torched during the early hours of Monday. According to the police, the arson attack took place at around 3:00 a.m. whilst it was parked in Henveiru ward of capital Male City. The police […]
High Court of Maldives PHOTO:Nishan Ali/Mihaaru The Prosecutor General’s Office has requested the High Court to defer the execution of a convicted juvenile’s imprisonment after it surfaced that he received the wrong sentence due to an administrative error by the PG’s Office. It emerged last week that the magistrate court of Landhoo in Noonu atoll […]