President Grants clemency for 39 Maldivians and 10 expats
05 Aug 2010, 11:00 AM
Ahmed Nazeer
President Mohamed Nasheed has granted clemency to 39 Maldivians and 10 expats who were sentenced to Maldivian jails.
Most of those granted clemency were inmates sentenced for long term punishments and had spent a long time in the cells, according to Director General of Department of Penitentiary and Rehabilitation Services [DPRS] Ahmed Rasheed.
“Among the 39 Maldivians [granted clemency], most were mainly charged with drug-related cases and some of them were sentenced for objection to order and other such crimes,’’ said Rasheed.
“Seven of the 10 expats were sentenced in a single fraud case.”
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