President commutes sentences of 200 convicts
Most of the inmates were serving jail terms for theft or drug abuse.
23 Apr 2019, 9:00 AM
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has pardoned or commuted the sentences of 201 convicts, his spokesman revealed Monday.
Most of the inmates were serving jail terms for theft or drug abuse, Ibrahim Hood told the press.
“There are people who are trapped in the system. The president mostly looked at people who were lost from the system before the new penal code began implementation,” he was quoted as saying by Mihaaru.
All of the convicts have served at least a quarter of their sentences and were assessed to see if they pose a threat to society, he added.
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