Amendment to criminalize unlawful enrichment accepted

4 months ago

The Parliament has accepted a proposed amendment to the Penal Code to criminalize disproportionate and unlawful enrichment. The amendment to criminalize disproportionate enrichment of a civil servant or a former civil servant was proposed by MP for Fonadhoo Moosa Siraj.  53 MPs voted to accept the bill which will be evaluated by the Judiciary Committee of the parliament.  Under the amendment, the disproportionate