Two men sentenced to 40 lashes for drinking alcohol
Although the Maldives legal system is a combination of sharia law and common law, sharia sentences are uncommon.
24 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
Two men in the Maldives have been sentenced to 40 lashes and a fine for drinking alcohol.
Hafiz Saeed and Ali Abdul Sattar, from Gaaf Dhaal Vaadhoo and Malé, were handed the flogging sentence Sunday by the Criminal Court.
The sentence said the two man had admitted to “regularly drinking alcohol” during a police investigation and repeated this admission in court.
As a result, they were sentenced to 27 days in prison and a flogging of 40 lashes.
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