Deputy PG calls on authorities to take religious extremism more seriously
09 Mar 2014, 5:01 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
Deputy Prosecutor General Hussein Shameem has called on authorities to take terrorism issues more seriously, noting the most common source comes from religious extremism.
”We should become more proactive and stop complaining about the missing laws,” he told Minivan News today. ”There are things we can still do to curb crimes although some of the necessary laws are still not passed.”
Shameem noted that the current Terrorism Act was adequate, but the lack of laws such as the Evidence Act was an issue.
Speaking at a ceremony held to commence a police terrorism-training course last night, Shameem told attendees that past incidents of terrorism occurred in the Maldives due to a lack of discussion on the issue of religious extremism.
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