Maumoon Abdul Gayoom

Maldives to lift state of emergency, charge ex-president, chief justice with bribery

Under the emergency, Yameen's administration arrested former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, the chief justice, another Supreme Court judge, and a…

7 years ago

Maldives opposition protesters arrested after top court validates emergency rule

Yameen's government has so far ignored international calls to lift the state of emergency, first declared on February, 5 for…

7 years ago

Maldives: Democracy under ‘all-out assault’

“President Yameen has, to put it bluntly, usurped the authority of the State’s rule-of-law institutions and its ability to work…

7 years ago

In Maldives political crisis, an opportunity for jihadists

In 2008, Maldives national Ali Assham, alleged to have been involved with the Lashkar-e-Taiba network and accused of attacking the…

7 years ago