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Criminal Court Issues Sweeping Ban on ‘Aisha’ Documentary, Orders Closed Trial

The Maldives Criminal Court banned circulation of the documentary 'Aisha' and ordered that the trial of Adhadhu News CEO Hussain Fiyaz Moosa and editor Hassan Mohamed be held in secret. The documentary featured a woman alleging an extramarital affair with President Mohamed Muizzu, and police subsequently raided the Adhadhu office and seized equipment and the two men's passports.

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  • Police raided the Adhadhu office under a court order, seizing laptops, hard drives and computers, and confiscated the passports of Fiyaz and Hassan after the documentary's publication Adhadhu office Maldives Republic Police later raided the Adhadhu office under a court order and seized laptops, hard drives and computers. Authorities also confiscated the passports of Fiyaz and Hassan.

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