MPs vote for harsh penalties for sex offenders
04 Nov 2009, 4:47 PM
A bill on child abuse was passed by parliament today with amendments to increase jail terms for sex offenders.
Of the 60 MPs who participated in the vote, 58 voted in favour, two voted against and one abstained. The two MPs who voted against were Bilendhoo MP Ahmed Hamza and Hoarafushi MP Ahmed Rasheed of the ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP).
Kulhudhufushi South MP Mohamed Nasheed, an independent, who drafted the legislation, proposed a raft of amendments to reverse the changes to the jail terms made by the committee that reviewed the bill.
A total of 36 amendments were passed.
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