Category: News in Brief

24 year-old male hospitalised after allegedly drinking cleaning chemicals

A 24 year-old male from the island of Bodufulhadhoo in Alifu Alifu Atoll has been hospitalised in Male’ after allegedly drinking cleaning chemicals, according to local media.

Sun Online has reported that the individual was transported to Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) in Male’ early yesterday (August 16), though no further details have been provided on his condition at present.

Police Spokesperson Chief Inspector Hassan Haneef was not responding to calls at time of press.

The patient was reportedly taken to Bodufulhadhoo Health Centre on Thursday (August 15) evening with the incident reported to police shortly after 10:00pm.

Doctors at the local health centre recommended that the individual be taken to the capital immediately for further treatment.

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Elections Commission discovers 38 cases of fraudulent voter registration

The Elections Commission (EC) has revealed that 38 people’s names have been fraudulently re-registered to vote outside of their home towns in next month’s presidential poll, local media has reported.

The fraud emerged when those concerned informed the commission that they had not in fact re-registered.

CNM also reported that 36 names had been registered in more than one polling station. The EC explained that these people will therefore remain registered at their original location.

The EC has declared that 240,302 voters are eligible to vote in the upcoming presidential elections, 31,008 more than the number of eligible voters in the 2008 presidential elections (209,294).

As the deadline for registration passed last week, the EC reported that 65,745 people had re-registered, surpassing original estimates of 65,000. The EC will publish the final voter registry on August 20.

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President appoints deputy attorney general, UAE ambassador

President Dr Mohamed Waheed appointed Ahmed Usham as Deputy Attorney General (AG) on Thursday (August 15).

The appointment of Usham, who had previously held the role of Deputy Solicitor General at the AG’s Office, has been made at the rank of a state minister, according to the President’s Office.

President Waheed also appointed Dr Aishath Shehenaz Adam as the Ambassador of the Maldives to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday.

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Maldives police sign MOU with Turkish counterparts

Police Commissioner Abdulla Riyaz has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Turkish National Police during his official visit to Turkey.

Alongside Director General of the Turkish National Police, Mehmet Kiliclar, Riyaz signed the Security Cooperation Agreement in order to strengthen the institutional relationship between Turkey and the Maldives.

“The Security Cooperation Agreement will provide important training opportunities for officers of the Maldives Police Service in diverse areas including the combating of transnational organised crime, human trafficking and narcotics abuse and trafficking,” read a statement on the Maldives Police Service (MPS) website.

Writing from Ankara on his personal Twitter feed, Riyaz also mentioned a meeting with the Turkish International Academy against Drugs & Organised Crime, stating that the organisation has assured the MPS support and assistance.

The MPS delegation will be in Turkey until Saturday.

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Islamic Ministry calls for reciting of Qunoot-e-Naazila following unrest in Egypt

Islamic Minister Sheikh Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed has called on all Imams to recite the Qunoot after Fajr, Maqrib and Isha prayers, in recognition of the situation in Egypt, reported Sun Online.

According to the Shaafi’ee Madhab, if the Muslim community is being affected by calamity or hardship the Qunoot-e-Naazila may be recited in all prayers.

Sheikh Shaheem told Sun Online that according to the Sunnah of the Prophet Mohamed (PBUH), the Qunoot-e-Naazila was to recited when the Muslim community was facing substantial grievance.

The last time Islamic Ministry decided to call for the reciting of the Qunoot-e-Naazila was in November 2009 during the swine flu outbreak.

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Fire destroys kitchen in expatriate accommodation

Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) firefighters have contained a fire that started this morning in a building containing expatriate workers, Mahchangolhi Yellow in Male.

In a statement issued today the MNDF said that the incident was reported at 10:08 am this morning and the fire was controlled in around half an hour.

The MNDF said the incident occurred due to a gas leak while the expats were cooking inside the house.

Although no one was injured in the incident, the MNDF said all equipment inside the kitchen and a room next to the kitchen was damaged beyond repair.

The MNDF said police and the MNDF fire and rescue team were further investigating the case. accommodation

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Police charge three people for drinking alcohol in 2010

Police have submitted for prosecution a case involving three people alleged to have possessed and consumed alcohol almost three years ago, on October 28, 2010, reports local media.

Police arrested Ahmed Minthaz, 45, Ahmed Ahlam, 42 and Risma Umar, 23 in a rented apartment in Male’, after discovering three glasses and one bottle of alcohol on a table in the room. A further four bottles of alcohol were discovered in the apartment, police stated.

The three suspects tested positive for alcohol during a breathalyzer test, police said, and the case was finally sent for prosecution on July 30, 2013.

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Elections Commission confirms ballot boxes in New Delhi and Singapore

The Elections Commission (EC) has confirmed that ballot boxes will be present in New Delhi and Singapore, after both venues received the minimum number of registrations, reports local media.

Expatriate Maldivians who have re-registered to vote in locations outside their home islands will be able to vote in New Delhi, Trivandrum, Colombo, Kuala Lumpur, London and Singapore.

The EC will deploy 480 ballot boxes in the election, including 122 in Male and 55 on resorts and prison islands.

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Police arrest Maldivian, Russian for possession of two cannabis plants

Police have arrested two people in connection with the discovery of two cannabis plants inside an apartment on Hulhumale’.

In a statement police said the plants were confiscated during a special operation conducted by the Drug Enforcement Department (DED) on Saturday afternoon.

According to police the two plants were found inside Hulhumale’ flat number 10219.

Police stated that the two plants were kept inside a bucket on the balcony of the apartment.

A 26 year-old Maldivian man and a 31 year-old Russian woman were arrested in connection with the case, police said.

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