The Ministry of Homeland Security and Technology has submitted a draft bill to the Attorney General's Office to amend the Drugs Act so that drug traffickers face the death penalty, which would apply to smuggling more than 500 grams of drugs. Under the current Act the maximum penalty is life imprisonment of 25 years plus a fine of up to MVR 10 million; the death penalty has not been implemented in the Maldives since 1953.
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The death penalty in the Maldives is only [applicable] for murder cases. Therefore, this is the first time such a severe punishment will be proposed in a case other than murder
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the bill provides for the death penalty being imposed for smuggling more than 500 grams of drugs.
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The penalty also includes a fine of up to MVR 10 million.
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the maximum penalty for drug smugglers is life imprisonment — a sentence of 25 years in prison.
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If the weight, from the 139 drugs substances specified by the law, is met, and exceeded, and the person is convicted of drug trafficking, then the death penalty will be imposed
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The Ministry of Homeland Security and Technology has submitted a draft bill to the Attorney General’s Office to amend the law, allowing for the death penalty to be imposed on drug traffickers.
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