Government seeks authority to hold passports for 24 hours without court order
02 Jul 2014, 4:07 PM
Preliminary debate began at today’s sitting of parliament on an amendment seeking authority for the police and other investigative bodies to withhold passports for 24 hours without a court order.
The change to the Immigration Act was proposed by Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) MP Ibrahim Riza.
Presenting the legislation (Dhivehi) on behalf of the government, the MP for Kaafu Guraidhoo said its purpose was to bring the immigration law of 2007 in line with the revised constitution adopted in August 2008.
However, in the ensuing debate, opposition MPs contended that the amendment was unconstitutional as it would curtail fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed by the constitution.
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