Nasheed’s appeal for clemency rejected
Rejecting jailed ex-president Mohamed Nasheed's appeal for clemency, President Abdulla Yameen has urged him to first exhaust all appeal processes in his terrorism conviction.
View ArticleNasheed’s house arrest extended, opposition backs age-limits for presidency
Former president Mohamed Nasheed’s temporary transfer to house arrest has been extended as opposition parties announced tonight support for a constitutional amendment setting new age-limits for the...
View ArticleCutting a deal with the devil?
Opposition MPs' vote to amend the constitution has bitterly divided supporters. Critics say the vote is undemocratic. But supporters say ex-president Nasheed's transfer to house arrest, in exchange for...
View ArticlePPM to file no-confidence motion in vice-president
The ruling party has collected 47 signatures on a parliamentary petition seeking a no-confidence motion in vice-president Dr Mohamed Jameel Ahmed.
View ArticleLeaders commit to reconciliation, prepare to begin talks
"I believe this is the time for a major reconciliation by finding a consensus through talks. The government, to show its sincerity, will make all the concessions we can,” Home minister Umar Naseer told...
View ArticleEx-president’s wife continues high-profile campaign in Europe
Laila Ali met with the president of the European Union parliament Martic Schulz in Strausberg, Germany, on Tuesday and met the UN high commissioner on human rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein in Geneva,...
View ArticleGovernment responds to UN on ex-president’s terrorism trial
The Maldivian government, in a response to the UN working group on arbitrary detention today, contended a terrorism conviction against former president Mohamed Nasheed was not politically motivated and...
View ArticleComment: Did former Maldives leader receive a fair trial?
In such a politically charged case, media reporting can take a sensationalist and selective approach, writes Toby Cadman. "As with all cases, there are two sides to any argument, but the government's...
View Article‘Drug trafficker’ acquitted on lapses highlighted in former president’s trial
Citing severe procedural irregularities, the Supreme Court on Thursday acquitted a man sentenced to life in prison over drug trafficking charges. The irregularities are similar to those highlighted by...
View ArticleEx president’s lawyer denied work visa
Jared Genser, a member of former president Mohamed Nasheed’s international legal team was denied a business visa upon his arrival in the Maldives today.
View ArticleGovernment tight-lipped over rumors of a pardon for Nasheed
Attorney General Mohamed Anil today dampened talk of an imminent pardon for former president Mohamed Nasheed and the commutation of ex defense minister Mohamed Nazim’s jail sentence to house arrest,...
View ArticlePG to appeal former president’s terrorism conviction
Citing irregularities and rights violations in the terrorism trial of former president Mohamed Nasheed, the Prosecutor General has announced today that he will appeal the criminal court’s verdict.
View ArticleNasheed’s sentence was commuted to house arrest before state decision to appeal
Questioning the state's decision to appeal a terrorism conviction against former President Mohamed Nasheed, lawyers revealed today that the opposition leader's 13-year jail sentence was commuted to...
View ArticlePPM to file no-confidence motion in vice-president
The ruling party has collected 47 signatures on a parliamentary petition seeking a no-confidence motion in vice-president Dr Mohamed Jameel Ahmed.
View ArticleLeaders commit to reconciliation, prepare to begin talks
"I believe this is the time for a major reconciliation by finding a consensus through talks. The government, to show its sincerity, will make all the concessions we can,” Home minister Umar Naseer told...
View ArticleEx-president’s wife continues high-profile campaign in Europe
Laila Ali met with the president of the European Union parliament Martic Schulz in Strausberg, Germany, on Tuesday and met the UN high commissioner on human rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein in Geneva,...
View ArticleGovernment responds to UN on ex-president’s terrorism trial
The Maldivian government, in a response to the UN working group on arbitrary detention today, contended a terrorism conviction against former president Mohamed Nasheed was not politically motivated and...
View ArticleComment: Did former Maldives leader receive a fair trial?
In such a politically charged case, media reporting can take a sensationalist and selective approach, writes Toby Cadman. "As with all cases, there are two sides to any argument, but the government's...
View Article‘Drug trafficker’ acquitted on lapses highlighted in former president’s trial
Citing severe procedural irregularities, the Supreme Court on Thursday acquitted a man sentenced to life in prison over drug trafficking charges. The irregularities are similar to those highlighted by...
View ArticleEx president’s lawyer denied work visa
Jared Genser, a member of former president Mohamed Nasheed’s international legal team was denied a business visa upon his arrival in the Maldives today.
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