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60-year moratorium

Maldives to restore death penalty after 60 years: Official

Maldives to restore death penalty after 60 years: Official

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Despite international pressure the Maldives will reintroduce the death penalty after a 60-year moratorium to try and reduce the rising number of murders and stop drug trafficking, a senior advisor to President Abdulla Yameen said on Tuesday. The United Nations and Amnesty International have urged the government not to reintroduce the death penalty by hanging, […]