President Muizzu said a bill to allow executions would go to the People's Majlis in the session due to end in mid-May 2026, and that the state would act once a sentence had exhausted every appeal. Three convicts then had death sentences confirmed by the Supreme Court, and no execution had been carried out since 1954. In May the attorney general said the bill had slipped to the session beginning in June.[1][2][3][4]
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References
- The President's Office — Capital punishment bill to be submitted to Parliament this sessionPress release of 23 March 2026
- The Edition — Death penalty implementation bill in final stages: PresidentReport of 23 March 2026: three convicts with Supreme Court-confirmed sentences
- MMTV — Capital punishment bill to be submitted during second parliamentary sessionReport of 6 May 2026: bill expected after Parliament reconvenes in June
- Human Rights Watch — Maldives: withdraw proposed death penalty bill16 April 2026: session scheduled to end in mid-May
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