Minimum age of criminal responsibility to be lowered to 12 years

The government has announced tonight that they have decided to revoke the legal stipulation that minors under 15 cannot be held responsible for criminal acts, and to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 12.

Authorities held a press conference tonight to address the circulation on social media and messaging apps of a video showing the violent attack on a child by other children in a mosque in Alif Alif Atoll Rasdhoo.