Death Penalty
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capital punishment
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2025-12-07
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legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime
The death penalty in the Maldives is being reintroduced for major drug-smuggling offences through an amendment to the Drugs Act, ratified by President Mohamed Muizzu. It requires a unanimous Supreme Court ruling and sets specific drug quantity thresholds, though no executions have occurred since 1954.
Role
legal punishment
Affiliation
Government of Maldives
Location
Maldives
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death penalty
crime
politics
drug trafficking
Narcotics Act
drug laws
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Maldives Republic
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