Maldives
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- August 7, 2008
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- is based on Islamic law with elements of English common law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, People's Council (Majlis)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, High Court
RELIGIONS
Sunni Muslims
From the country
- AUGUST 7, 2017MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
Maldives ready for executions in September, president declares
7 August 2017: the Maldives will be ready to carry out the first executions in more than 60 years next month, President Abdulla Yameen declared amid growing international concern over the reintroduction of the death penalty.
- APRIL 4, 2017MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES: TWO MEN CONVICTED OF 2011 MURDER SENTENCED TO DEATH
The criminal court sentenced two men to death after handing down guilty verdicts over the murder of 25-year-old Ahmed Mirza Ibrahim in April 2011.
- JANUARY 1, 2017MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
Premeditated murder, attempted assassination of the President...
Premeditated murder, attempted assassination of the President...
- NOVEMBER 29, 2016MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES: HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE ON TWO MINORS OVER BOBBY’S MURDER
The High Court upheld a death sentence by the Juvenile Court on two minors convicted of the murder of Abdul ‘Bobby’ Muheeth.
- AUGUST 9, 2016MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
UN RIGHTS CHIEF URGES MALDIVES NOT TO RESUME EXECUTIONS
The United Nations’ human rights chief is urging the Maldives to stick to a decades-long moratorium on
- JULY 25, 2016MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS THIRD DEATH SENTENCE
The Supreme Court upheld a third death sentence since the current administration lifted a six-decade moratorium on capital punishment in 2014.
- JULY 12, 2016MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
UN ORDERS MALDIVES TO DELAY IMPLEMENTING DEATH SENTENCE ON HUMAAM
United Nations has ordered Maldives to delay implementing death sentence on Humaam.
- JULY 5, 2016MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES: FOREIGN MINISTER RESIGNS OVER DEATH PENALTY ROW WITH GOVT
Maldives foreign minister Dhunya Maumoon stepped down over what she described as a profound differences of opinion with the government’s bid to enforce the death penalty.
- JULY 5, 2016MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS SECOND DEATH SENTENCE
Amid growing international pressure against the reintroduction of the death penalty, the Supreme Court
- JUNE 24, 2016MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of a 22-year-old man convicted of killing a parliamentarian.
the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of a 22-year-old man convicted of killing a parliamentarian.
- MARCH 21, 2016MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES: PROSECUTORS DEFEND DEATH SENTENCE ON MP MURDERER
Prosecutors defended the death sentence handed to Hussain Humam over the brutal murder of former
- JANUARY 1, 2016MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
Premeditated murder, attempted assassination of the President...
Premeditated murder, attempted assassination of the President...