President Mohamed Muizzu on Saturday ratified an amendment to the Drugs Act introducing the death penalty for major drug-smuggling offences, with the law taking effect three months after ratification. Parliament approved the amendment last week by 65 votes to none, replacing a previous maximum sentence of 25 years.
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President Mohamed Muizzu on Saturday ratified an amendment to the Drugs Act, introducing the death penalty for major drug-smuggling offences.
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Parliament approved the amendment last week with 65 votes in favour and none against.
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The previous law set a maximum sentence of 25 years and did not include capital punishment.
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covering possession or importation of more than 350 grammes of cannabis, more than 250 grammes of diamorphine
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more than 250 grammes of diamorphine, and more than 100 grammes of any Schedule One drug other than cannabis or diamorphine
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and more than 100 grammes of any Schedule One drug other than cannabis or diamorphine
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Schedule One lists 139 substances commonly found in the Maldives.
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the punishment will be life imprisonment and a fine ranging from MVR 100,000 to MVR 10 million.
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The Maldives has not carried out an execution since 1954.
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Parliament approved the amendment last week with 65 votes in favour and none against.
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The law will take effect three months after ratification.
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