Juvenile Court orders gender ministry to assume custody of a minor
14 Aug 2014, 1:56 PM
Mariyath Mohamed
The Juvenile Court has released an unprecedented order for the Ministry of Law and Gender to assume custody of a minor whose parents were seen to be unfit to take guardianship of him.
The 15-year-old was tried at the court on charges of drug abuse. The court stated that the minor’s detention has been extended by the court several times with regard to charges of drug abuse and possession. However, in accordance with a decision from the Prosecutor General’s Office, the court has dropped charges against him.
The court then sought his parents so as to release him to their custody. However, they were unable to find any persons willing to take responsibility of the child.
The Juvenile Court stated that it released the order as the child’s father is unfit to take custody of the child as he himself has previous charges on multiple counts of drug abuse and has served time in prison.
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