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Dr Hussain Sunny Umar, who was in charge of travel news under the Maldives Halal Travel brand, has been arrested at the airport while attempting to leave the country, in connection with alleged sexual assault. Police confirmed that Sunny Umar was produced before the Family and Child Protection...
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Several police officers entered the Hulhumale’ Water Theme Park on Sunday evening and was seen carrying away an unconscious man. A Sun journalist at the scene reported that four police motorcycles arrived at 21:45, followed shortly by a police car. Officers were later seen exiting the area...
Police are responding to reports of a cargo vessel sinking with three people on board near Villimale’-Vaadhoo channel. Police said in a post on X that they received a call at 16:59 that a cargo vessel called Fehila was sinking off the channel between Villimale’ and Vaadhoo island, which can be...
Mohamed Alsan Ismail, an immigration officer who admitted a charge of abusing official status to obtain money from foreign workers, was sentenced at the Criminal Court on Sunday. The case stems from an investigation into an operation involving staff within the Immigration Department. According to...
On Friday evening, police confirmed that nine expatriates were arrested and placed in Immigration custody after a collaborative effort in Male' city by the Maldives Police Service, Immigration, Customs, and the Ministry of Economic Development. A police social media update indicated that during...
Former President Abdulla Yameen on Thursday said Dhiggaru MP and Deputy Speaker Ahmed Nazim should not serve on the Finance Committee’s sub-committee investigating alleged corruption in the police housing project. The “Blue’s Housing Project”, assigned to the Police Cooperative Society (POLCO) to...
The man who threatened former president Mohamed Nasheed on social media has been sentenced to 10 years prison. Ismail Yafis, 40, H. Lightnight, K. Make’, was arrested from R. Meedhoo on August 23, 2021. Yafis was charged with three terrorism-related offenses for threatening Nasheed on social...
Parliament’s Finance Committee on Wednesday approved a recommendation to the President to suspend several senior police officers, including Police Commissioner Ismail Naveen. The decision was taken during a closed-door meeting of the committee. Members agreed to recommend suspension due to the...
The Prosecutor General’s Office has appealed to the High Court against the acquittal of one man charged in the 2021 murder of 17-year-old Ahmed Udhayyu. The incident occurred on February 8, 2021, during a gang altercation in GA. Maamendhoo. Udhayyu’s brother, Firushan Zahir, was also injured in...
Police have arrested a 53-year-old man accused of breaking into a shop in Male' city by removing tin roof tiles. According to the Criminal Court’s remand order, the suspect allegedly robbed Bazaar Trading, also known as Alif Atoll shop, located on Boduthakurufaanu Magu. He faces charges of theft,...
Maldives Police have reported 45 road accidents across Male', the Sinamale' Bridge, and the highway between November 16 and 22, with three people injured and 37 vehicles damaged. According to police data, 42 of the accidents occurred in Male', while three were reported on the Sinamale' Bridge and...