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Zero Tolerance: Parliament Greenlights Death Penalty for Drug Smugglers
Maldives Parliament approved an amendment to the Drugs Act introducing the death penalty for smuggling large quantities of narcotics, with thresholds of more than 350 grams of cannabis, over 250 grams of heroin, or more than 100 grams of any other narcotic. The amendment requires a unanimous full Supreme Court verdict for a death sentence, otherwise life imprisonment plus a fine, bars pardons, commutations and parole, and mandates permanent state confiscation of assets linked to drug offences.
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More than 350 gramscannabis quantity threshold for capital punishmentThe StandardMore than 350 grams of cannabis
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Over 250 gramsdiamorphine (heroin) quantity threshold for capital punishmentThe StandardOver 250 grams of diamorphine (heroin)
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More than 100 gramsother illegal narcotic quantity threshold for capital punishmentThe StandardMore than 100 grams of any other illegal narcotic
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MVR 100,000 to MVR 10 millionfine range for life imprisonment where no unanimous verdict is reachedThe Standardlife imprisonment along with a fine ranging from MVR 100,000 to MVR 10 million
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Maldives Parliament approved a sweeping amendment to the Drugs Act introducing the death penalty for drug smuggling.MaldivesThe StandardMaldives Parliament has approved a sweeping amendment to the Drugs Act, introducing the death penalty as the maximum punishment for individuals convicted of smuggling significant quantities of illegal narcotics into the country.
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The Judiciary Committee reviewed and revised the bill before submitting the final version to the floor.The StandardThe Judiciary Committee earlier reviewed and revised the bill before submitting the final version to the floor.
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