Bill to allow suspects to be held up to 48 hrs accepted

4 weeks ago

The Parliament, on Tuesday, accepted the government bill to revise the Counter-Terrorism Act to allow terror suspects to be held up to 48 hours in police custody without a court warrant. The bill, sponsored by Kurendhoo MP Abdul Ghanee Abdul Hakeem, was accepted into the Parliament with a majority vote of 47 on Tuesday afternoon. The bill has been sent to the