101 offenders complete Drug Court’s rehabilitation programme
11 Apr 2014, 5:44 PM
Some 101 drug offenders have completed the Drug Court’s rehabilitation programme as of last week, the court has revealed.
These include 36 cases submitted by the National Drug Agency (NDA) of individuals serving jail sentences for criminal convictions prior to the enactment of the new Drugs Act, and 48 cases transferred from the Criminal Court, the Drugs Court explained in a statement on Thursday (April 10).
In addition, 17 cases were submitted by the Prosecutor General’s Office.
While 101 offenders successfully completed the court-mandated rehabilitation programme, the court noted that 37 individuals were ejected from the programme for various reasons and transferred to the custody of the Maldives Correctional Services to serve their jail sentences.
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