President Mohamed Muizzu said on 30 July 2025 that he had asked ministers to review the drug amendment with a view to imposing death on people convicted of smuggling or trafficking drugs. Nine Maldivian and international rights groups urged Parliament to reject the change and to commute the death sentences already in place. The bill had been in committee since February and was not yet law.[1]
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References
- Amnesty International and eight other organisations — The Maldives: reject introduction of death penalty for drug traffickingPage 1 and note 1: statement of 30 July 2025
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