Chief Justice assures full cooperation to National Crime Prevention Committee
31 Mar 2011, 4:13 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
The National Crime Prevention Committee formed to curb the rise in gang violence in the Maldives has said it has met with Chief Justice Ahmed Faiz and other judges on the Supreme Court bench, who have said they will fully cooperate with the committee to control gang violence.
The Supreme Court said it will resolve the issue of cases left pending in the courts without trials being conducted, said the committee in a statement.
The Supreme Court also offered assurances that it would assist the committee in issues related to the judiciary, the President’s Office said it a statement.
‘’Discussions at the meeting held at the Supreme Court were mainly focused on the prosecution of crimes such as rape, fraud, theft, drug related violence and other serious criminal offences within the existing legal framework,’’ the President’s Office said. ‘’The Chief Justice and the Prosecutor General, who also attended the meeting, assured the Committee it was working swiftly to prosecute and deliver justice and to reduce crime rate and tolerance of criminal activity in society.’’
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