Seven Arrested Over Attack on Prosecutor General Remanded Until End of Trial
The Criminal Court has remanded seven suspects arrested in connection with the assault on Prosecutor General (PG) Hussain Shameem, pending...
Maldives to Review Criminal Justice Laws After Public Outcry Over High-Profile Murder Case Acquittal
Following reignited debates on the efficacy of the judicial system in the Maldives, the Ministry of Homeland Security and Technology...
Two Arrested Over DHL Van Burglary
Two men, aged 18 and 19, have been remanded into five-day custody after being arrested for burglarising a DHL delivery...
Shiaau Murder Trial: Court Limits Evidence Access, Accused Maintains Silence
In the ongoing trial of Ali Shahil, accused of the brutal murder of 22-year-old musician Shiaau Mohamed Saeed in Malé,...
Court Dismisses Charges Against Suspects in Murders of Rilwan and Yameen
The Criminal Court has dismissed the charges against Ismail Abdul Raheem and Ahmed Muaz in connection with the murders of...
Bangladeshi Man Remanded Over Kidnapping
A 37-year-old man from Bangladesh appeared at the Criminal Court on Sunday charged with kidnapping of a foreign national. The...
Maldivian ‘IS Leader’ Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison in Landmark Trial
Mohamed Ameen, who is suspected of being the Maldives-based leader of the Islamic State (IS), has been sentenced to 27...
Man Who Killed Brother Receives Reduced Sentence Under Plea Agreement
Hussain Mawaz, 25, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for the murder of his brother, Ahmed Shuaib in...
Ex-MMPRC Head Gets 12-Year Sentence for Financial Misappropriation
Abdulla Ziyath, former Managing Director of the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC), has been handed an additional 12-year...
Court Finds Pest not Guilty, Police Made Procedural Errors
The Criminal Court on Thursday ruled that local hip-hop artist Ismail ‘Pest’ Ifham Mohamed and three other co-defendants were not...
