Parliament accepts bill amending Criminal Procedure Act

2 weeks ago

The People’s National Congress (PNC) super-majority parliament has accepted the amendment bill to Criminal Procedure Act, seeking to authorize police to freeze bank accounts involved in scams. Opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) lawmaker from North-Galolhu constituency, Mohamed Ibrahim (Kudoo) sponsored the bill seeks to amend Article 73(a) of the Act. At Tuesday’s sitting, lawmakers debated on the bill with several pro-government MPs