A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Former President Mohamed Nasheed. PHOTO/AHMED AZIM Convicted former President Mohamed Nasheed has admitted that the arbitrary detention of the then Chief Judge of the Criminal Court, Abdulla Mohamed, during his presidency which had eventually landed Nasheed in jail, was not “the best thing to do”. Nasheed, who is currently in India, said in an interview […]
Kendhoo MP Ali Hussain talking at a Jumhoory Party rally held at ‘Kunooz’. PHOTO / MIHAARU Kendhoo MP Ali Hussain on Tuesday night claimed that only Chief Justice Abdullah Saeed has the power to end the military “hijacking” of the parliament and resolve the political crisis in the country right now. Speaking at an opposition press […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Vfp.mv website on 23rd May 2017. The following is a loose translation: Today is yet again a dark day in the Maldives’ constitutional life, said the former Chief Justice Ahmed Faiz Hussain in a Facebook post. He, however, didn’t detail on it. When Faiz has said this, the […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 6th April 2017 by Ahmed Abdulla Saeed. The following is a loose translation: Looking at the prevailing political situation in the Maldives and observing what is going on in the parliament, everyone believes that a lot of changes will come to the political map of […]