Maldives constitution: no citizenship for non-Muslims

Via Creeping Sharia Washington – The Institute on Religion and Public Policy strongly condemns the new constitution ratified by the Maldives’ legislature yesterday. The constitution fails to provide basic guarantees of rights and freedoms in the country for non-Muslims and also violates internationally accepted human rights standards and norms. Article 9, Section D states that “a non-Muslim may not become a citizen of the Maldives.” By denying citizenship to some people on the basis of their religion, the country is violating religious minorities’ freedom of worship. “This denial of citizenship to non-Muslims is an extraordinarily harsh measure which places the Maldives among the worst countries in the world in regards to the legal foundation for freedom of religion and belief,”...

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Amendments to sentencing guidelines means sex offenders will face jail time

Amendments to the sentencing guidelines made by the Justice Ministry on Monday means that sex offenders will now be facing jail sentences rather than banishment.  The changes were brought to Article 173, detailing the conduct of Court proceedings in the cases of sexual offenders, which gives the judges the authority to decide on the punishment in such cases.  The Justice Minister Muiz Adnan said on Tuesday that one of the main reasons the amendments were made was because of the increase in sexual offence cases such as child abuse. He also acknowledged public pressure and demands from NGOs had played a key part in bringing...

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Case of murdered Bangladeshi sent to Court again

The case of the brutal murder of a Bangladeshi worker in Haa Dhaalu atoll Kulhudhuffushi by a Bangladeshi co-worker has been sent to Court for the second time. The Attorney General’s Office had previously returned the case to the Police for further investigation citing that there were several key aspects of the investigation that needed to be clarified before the case could be sent to Court. Shafeegul Islam, 45, who had worked with Mogul Hussain, 28, in the same shop at Moony Manzil , had been charged and arrested for the murder of Mogul after the latter’s mutilated corpse had been found discarded in the woods near the Kulhudhuffushi Football Stadium. “The case was sent back for further investigation because a lot of important information about the case had not been detailed,”...

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AG’s office sends murder case back to Police, cites incomplete investigation

The case of the Bangladeshi man who was charged with mutilating and murdering a fellow countryman in Haa Dhaalu atoll Kulhudhuffushi last year has been sent back to the Police by the Attorney General’s Office on the grounds that the investigation was not completed.  Shafeegul Islam, 45, who had worked with Mogul Hussain, 28, in the same shop at Moony Manzil , had been charged and arrested for the murder of Mogul after the latter’s mutilated corpse had been found discarded in the woods near the Kulhudhuffushi Football Stadium.  When asked about the case on Thursday, the Assistant State Attorney Hussain Shameem confirmed that the “case had been sent back.”  “It was sent back for further investigation because a lot of important information about the case had not been detailed,”...

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