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The Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) has filed charges against suspects in connection with the theft of a container of cigarettes seized by Customs at the Hulhumale' International Terminal of Maldives Ports Limited (MPL) on April 26. Mohamed Waheed (Dhigali), 65, owner of Apollo Holdings Muaz...
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The Yellow fin Tuna Fishermen's Union, which organized the protest, maintained that the police boarded some boats and broke up the demonstration while the fishermen were protesting peacefully. They stressed that it was a peaceful protest.
Mauroof Zakir, Secretary General of the Bodu Kanneli Masverinnge Union (BKMU) and Kendhoo MP, has been released from police custody following his arrest during the fishermen’s protest on Fishermen’s Day. According to MDP Legal Director Ahmed Mauroof, Mauroof Zakir has been released from police...
A Bangladeshi man at the center of an illegal recruitment racket found to have pocketed over MVR 8 million has been sentenced to two years in prison under a plea deal with the state. In May, the police publicized information regarding an illegal recruitment and money laundering racket involving...
A case has been filed with the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) following remarks made by Criminal Court Judge Ali Adam in a recent murder verdict, in which he stated that defence lawyers are among those who intimidate secret witnesses. The complaint was submitted by a defence lawyer. The JSC has...
One year into the fire which burned down a building housing three government ministries beyond use, authorities haveyet to provide any explanation for its cause. Exactly a year ago today, on December 12, 2024, afirebroke out at a block of government buildings located in the Ameenee Magu of Male’...
Police say fishermen protesting for the state-owned Maldives Fisheries Company (MIFCO) to purchase Bodukanneli have blocked one of the busiest sea routes near Malé City. According to police, officers had been communicating with the protesters for the past 24 hours, repeatedly advising them not to...
The Criminal Court on Friday remanded Kendhoo Constituency MP Mauroof Zakir in custody for five days following his arrest during protests by yellowfin tuna fishermen earlier this week. The protest, which entered its second day on Thursday, involved fishing vessels anchored outside Malé. Mauroof,...
Police are threatening to arrest expatriate crew members participating in the fishermen’s protest to intimidate them, but the threats will not stop the demonstration, the Bodu Kanneli Masverinnge Union (BKMU) said on Wednesday evening. In an interview with Raajje TV, the union’s Secretary General...
The Maldives Immigration conducted operations in Malé City, searching four massage parlors as part of efforts to identify illegally operated foreign businesses. The raids resulted in the arrest of four foreign nationals residing in the country without valid visas. According to Immigration, the...
Judge Mohamed Niyaz, the longest-serving judge currently on the High Court bench, has retired from his judicial post effective today.