A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Qasim Ibrahim (R) with his lawyers at the VIP lounge in Velana International Airport (VIA) before departing to Singapore. The lawyers of opposition Jumhoory Party (JP)’s leader Qasim Ibrahim on Thursday announced that they will be appealing his bribery conviction at the High Court. The Criminal Court on August 25 slapped the former Maamigili lawmaker […]
Jumhoory Party leader Qasim Ibrahim speaks to Mihaaru. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU Jumhoory Party (JP)’s Secretary General Ahmed Sameer on Tuesday claimed that the party’s leader Qasim Ibrahim is “too ill” to be under house arrest. Maldives Correctional Service (MCS) late on Thursday agreed to transfer the former Maamigili MP, who has been convicted of bribery, to […]
The Maldives Correctional Services has on Thursday released a statement clarifying that their transfer of Jumhooree Party leader Qasim Ibrahim’s to house arrest is only temporary. This was a follow up statement to reports that Qasim had been transferred to house arrest while being hospitalized and undergoing treatment for a cardiovascular ailment. The Correctional Services said that this […]
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 Attorney General’s (AG) Office is appealing the Criminal Court’s order, to send the former Maamigili MP Qasim Ibrahim abroad for medical treatment, at the High Court. The Criminal Court […]
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 […]
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 State-run Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) on Thursday warned that unless Jumhoory Party leader Qasim Ibrahim receives urgent medical treatment for his heart condition, which is unavailable in the Maldives, […]
JP leader Qasim Ibrahim exits the Criminal Court after a hearing. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU State prosecution on Wednesday submitted evidence to the Criminal Court against local business tycoon and Maamigili MP Qasim Ibrahim. Two forensic police officers gave statements regarding the video evidence that was submitted to the court, the MP’s lawyer said. His lawyer […]