Muizzu Seeks Tougher Drug Laws, Including Death Penalty
President Mohamed Muizzu instructed authorities to strengthen amendments to the Narcotics Act, calling for the death penalty for drug smuggling. In a social media post, he urged government agencies to toughen proposed amendments currently before Parliament. The existing law imposes fines between MVR 100,000 and MVR 10 million and life imprisonment. The amendments would introduce capital punishment if drug quantities exceed specified thresholds. The Maldives only allows the death penalty for homicide, but no execution has been carried out since 1953.
President Mohamed Muizzu instructed authorities to strengthen amendments to the Narcotics Act, calling for the death penalty for drug smuggling. In a social media post, he urged government agencies to toughen proposed amendments currently before Parliament. The existing law imposes fines between MVR 100,000 and MVR 10 million and life imprisonment. The amendments would introduce capital punishment if drug quantities exceed specified thresholds. The Maldives only allows the death penalty for homicide, but no execution has been carried out since 1953.
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President Mohamed Muizzu instructed authorities to strengthen amendments to the Narcotics Act, calling for the death penalty for drug smuggling. In a social media post, he urged government agencies to toughen proposed amendments currently before Parliament. The existing law imposes fines between MVR 100,000 and MVR 10 million and life imprisonment. The amendments would introduce capital punishment if drug quantities exceed specified thresholds. The Maldives only allows the death penalty for homicide, but no execution has been carried out since 1953.
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