PPM MP proposes authority for president to alter penalties for convicts
The parliament today accepted for consideration changes proposed to the Clemency Act to grant authority to the president to alter the type of punishment for convicts.
17 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
The parliament today accepted for consideration changes proposed to the Clemency Act to grant authority to the president to alter the punishment for convicts.
The bill proposed on behalf of the government by ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) MP Ahmed Thoriq ‘Tom’ was accepted with 51 votes following a preliminary debate.
The amendment to article 4(d) of the Clemency Act will authorize the president to change the nature of the punishment for crimes other than murder, offences for which a punishment in prescribed in Islamic Shariah, terrorism, sexual offences against a minor, drug trafficking, sexual assault, and homosexuality.
The article currently states that the president could alter a penalty to a more lenient punishment where the law provides the option for lighter penalties for the committed offence.
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