The government proposed an amendment to the Prevention of Terrorism Act, criminalising the act of withholding information about acts of terrorism from intelligence authorities.
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A street blocked off by Maldives Police Service to preserve a crime scene for their investigations and to conduct their inquiries. Amendments to Prevention of Terrorism Act were submitted to the parliament proposing the government to criminalise withholding information about acts of terrorism. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU
Shahudha Mohamed
2019-09-15 09:38:15
The government proposed an amendment to the Prevention of Terrorism Act, criminalising the act of withholding information about acts of terrorism from intelligence authorities.
The bill was sponsored by Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)'s Henveiru Dhekunu MP and Parliamentary Group's Deputy Leader Hussain Shaheem, to dissuade authorities from pressing false terrorism charges and alter areas of the criminal justice system related to terrorism.
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