“Maldives needs postmortem facilities”: Independent MP Nasheed

Speaking during debate on a motion without notice prompted by the disappearance of two Japanese tourists last week, Nasheed argued that “the problem among us is not just the incidents [of tourist deaths] themselves” but the absence of a mechanism to investigate “sudden, unexpected, unexplained or suspicious deaths.”

“Incidents will occur and people will die but what we should know for certain is how it happened,” he said. “If that mechanism is established among us, every time a person disappears or is found dead, we would not have to debate it in parliament as a worrying matter of national importance.”

A coroner’s or medical examiners office could be set up to assist police, Prosecutor General’s Office and the courts, he added.