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MP calls for exhumation of Afrasheem's body

Thoddu MP Ali Waheed on Wednesday called for the exhumation of the body of former Ungoofaaru MP Dr Afrasheem Ali who was brutally stabbed to death last October in order to do a postmortem.

June 19, 2013
15 days for ex-soldier in MP's murder

Criminal Court Tuesday extended the custody of a former army officer accused of plotting to kill former Ungoofaru MP Dr Afrasheem Ali to 15 days.

June 12, 2013
Soldier accused of plotting MP's murder fired

The armed forces Sunday dismissed an army officer accused of plotting to kill former Ungoofaru MP Dr Afrasheem Ali.

June 03, 2013
PG fails to appeal Shifan's murder ruling

Prosecutor General (PG) has failed to appeal the ruling over the murder of Ali 'Tholhi Pele' Shifan despite receiving the trial report last week.

June 02, 2013
Suspect denies MP's murder

Hussain Humam Ahmed, the prime suspect in the murder of former Ungoofaaru MP Dr Afrasheem Ali, denied Saturday the charges against him despite confessing to the crime in a previous hearing.

June 02, 2013 1 comment
15 days for suspected soldier in MP's murder

Criminal Court has Tuesday extended the custody of an army officer accused of plotting to kill former Ungoofaru MP Dr Afrasheem Ali to 15 days.

May 29, 2013
MDP: MP's murder can't be pinned on us

Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has said Monday that it could not be accused of murdering former Ungoofaaru MP Dr Afrasheem Ali before a court ruled in the case.

May 28, 2013 2 comments
Criminal cases rise by 122 percent

Lawsuits filed in the Criminal Court over the first four months of the year increased by 122 percent compared to the same period of last year, statistics show.

May 25, 2013
UK security service tried to recruit suspect

LONDON, May 25, 2013 (AFP) - An alleged friend of London soldier murder suspect Michael Adebolajo was arrested at the BBC after telling the broadcaster that British security services had tried to recruit his friend.

May 25, 2013
UK emergency committee meets over slaying

Britain's national security chiefs met on Thursday as counter-terrorism police investigated the murder of a soldier who was hacked to death in a London street by two suspected Islamic extremists.

May 24, 2013