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Commissioner of Police Ismail Naveen has assured that there will be no place in the police service for officers who engage in criminal activity. He made the remarks following the arrest of a young police officer accused of attempting to smuggle drugs into Vandhoo in Thaa Atoll. The arrested...
Local human rights group warn that the controversial new night-time checks targeting expatriates will fuel xenophobia, and leave the migrant community in the Maldives even more vulnerable to abuse and exploitation. On Wednesday, President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu instructed the police to stop and...
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Former Supreme Court Justice Mahaz Ali Zaheer has criticised the Anti‑Corruption Commission (ACC) for taking six months to obtain the Judicial Service Commission’s (JSC) investigative statements, saying no government built on injustice can endure. Mahaz, who was abruptly removed from the Supreme...
An evaluation report by the Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) has outlined how illegal income enters and circulates within the Maldivian economy, warning that weaknesses in enforcement allow such funds to move through both formal and informal systems. The APG’s report on Anti-Money...
Maldives Police Service, on Friday, identified the man who was found dead after falling overboard a barge en route to Velana International Airport (VIA) as a Chinese national. The body of Cheng Jia, 38, was discovered off K. Gulhifalhu at around 13:21pm on Thursday afternoon. The Police said he...
A woman and a child were rescued after a fishing boat from Fuvahmulah suffered an engine failure on Friday afternoon, police said. The boat, which was fishing at the time of the incident, was carrying seven women and one child when its engine stopped, leaving it adrift at sea. Police said the...
President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu has directed the police to halt and interrogate expatriates seen on the streets after dark, referencing worries regarding public disturbances and breaches of societal norms. In a statement regarding President X, the President mentioned that certain foreigners living in...
The Criminal Court has sentenced a woman to 18 years in prison and fined her MVR 75,000 for failing to cooperate with a police-controlled delivery operation involving narcotics. The case relates to the smuggling of about two kilograms of drugs into the Maldives via FedEx. Prosecutors charged Azma...
The Gang Crime Suppression Department of the Maldives Police Service has conducted a series of targeted operations in Male' City and Hulhumale', checking 28 vehicles over the past 48 hours, police said Tuesday. According to the update, police carried out 654 searches in areas identified as gang...
Fees charged for the registration and ratification of agreements, as well as several services provided by the Civil Court, have been revised following approval by the General Assembly of Civil Court Judges. The revised fee structure was approved on Wednesday and will come into effect on the first...
The Criminal Court on Tuesday ruled that Hassan Shifau is guilty of money laundering in connection with a scheme involving invalid telegraphic transfers used in transactions with foreign companies. Shifau was accused of importing goods through Kingdom of Fruits, a business registered with the...