Mohamed Nazim's lawyer also asked the High Court to consider sentencing him under the new penal code if judges decide to uphold the criminal court's 11-year...
A new penal code came into effect today, repealing a law written in 1968. Government offices, the opposition and influential figures have welcomed the law as...
"Today is July 16, 2015, a momentous day in the history of the Maldives’ criminal justice system. The penal code of 1968 expired at 11:59pm on...
Sittings of the People’s Majlis were suspended this week to block MPs from submitting changes proposed by the Supreme Court to the long awaited penal code....
