Parliament today repealed an outdated law specifying procedures to follow in arresting and detaining suspects for longer than seven days.
The national security committee had reviewed the government-sponsored bill (Dhivehi) to repeal the 1978 law and forwarded it to the People’s Majlis floor, where it was passed unanimously with 51 votes in favour.
The legislation was part of a raft of bills submitted on behalf of the government by ruling Progressive Party of Maldives MPs to bring outdated laws in line with the new constitution adopted in 2008.
