President Yameen grants clemency to 169 convicts
02 Apr 2014, 2:16 PM
President Abdulla Yameen has granted clemency yesterday to 169 convicts serving banishment, house arrest, or jail sentences.
According to the President’s Office, Yameen granted pardons or commuted sentences in accordance with Article 29 of the Clemency Act.
Some 116 individuals were released on parole with conditions following consideration of “age, health, type of medical treatment, time and circumstance, compassion, and behaviour,” the President’s Office revealed in a statement.
Convicts sentenced for drug abuse would be required to complete rehabilitation programmes, the statement noted.
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