Criminal Court of the Maldives
{{Infobox court
| court_name = Criminal Court of the Maldives
| native_name = ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ކްރިމިނަލް ކޯޓު
| image = Emblem of Maldives.svg
| established = 2 January 1980
| coordinates =
| authority = [https://old.mvlaw.gov.mv/pdf/ganoon/chapterI/22-2010eng.pdf Judiciary Act] Section 53 (b) (2)
| appealsto = High Court
| appealsfrom = None
| terms = Life tenure
| budget = MVR 406K{{Cite web |date= |title=Criminal Court |url=https://budget.gov.mv/en/yearly-office-details/office-revenue/689 |access-date=30 April 2024 |website=2024 Budget |publisher=Ministry of Finance}}
| language = Dhivehi
| website = [https://criminalcourt.gov.mv criminalcourt.gov.mv]
| chiefjudgetitle = Chief Justice of the Maldives
| chiefjudgename = Ahmed Muthasim Adnan
| termstart = 8 December 2019
| jurisdiction = {{MDV}}
| location = City courthouse, Maafannu, Malé, Maldives
}}
The Criminal Court of the Maldives ({{Langx|dv|ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ކްރިމިނަލް ކޯޓު}}, previously known as the Jinaaee Court) is a Maldivian court of justice of first instance responsible for the practice of Criminal law.{{Cite web |title=Judicial and Law-Related Agencies |url=http://agoffice.gov.mv/#/About%20Us/Judicial%20and%20Law-Related%20Agencies |access-date=30 April 2024 |website=Attorney General's Office}}
History in brief
The court was established along with the Ministry of Justice which established 8 courts, criminal hearings were heard from courts 6, 7, 8. The number was reduced from 8 to 4 and criminal hearings were heard from 1 and 2. The hearings were previously held at a shop in Haa Alif Atoll, before moving to the Justice building. When the name of the Ministry was changed to the Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs, the criminal court was designated as Court 3. Before getting separated by the 2008 Constitution and all power has been vested in the Supreme, High and lower courts.{{Cite web |title=ތާރީޚުގެ ތެރެއިން |trans-title=Thorough History |url=https://criminalcourt.gov.mv/?page_id=26 |access-date=30 April 2024 |website=Criminal Court of the Maldives}}
Notable rulings
- Former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom was sentenced to 11 years in jail for money laundering and bribery charges but was overturned by the High Court.{{Cite news |date=25 December 2022 |title=Yameen sentenced to eleven years in prison |url=https://avas.mv/en/126345 |access-date=30 April 2024 |work=Avas}}{{Cite news |date=18 April 2024 |title=Maldives High Court overturns ex-President Abdulla Yameen's prison sentence |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/18/maldives-high-court-frees-jailed-ex-president-abdulla-yameen |access-date=30 April 2024 |work=Al Jazeera}}
- The court charged Ahmed “Ahandhu” Ismail in connection with murdering human right activists and news journalists.{{Cite news |last=Zalif |first=Zunana |date=5 July 2023 |title=Criminal Court's verdict to release Ahandhu, will not be appealed |url=https://raajje.mv/138406 |access-date=30 April 2024 |work=RaajjeMV}}
See also
References
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