Work will begin this month to end the practice of arresting suspects for criminal investigations and indefinitely detaining them before trial, President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu has said.
In his presidential address today, the President said the work was a campaign pledge and that necessary amendments to the law would be proposed during the current session of Parliament.
"We will begin the work of bringing an end to indefinite detention after arrest for investigation this month and amendments to the law will be submitted during the session of the People's Majlis that is starting now," he said.
Highlighting legal reforms planned by his administration, the President said the government will submit a bill to Parliament to legally change the composition of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) in order to restrict political influence over the judiciary.
"Some bills that the government intends to propose include a bill needed to establish a complete system of bail, a preventive health care bill, a mental health bill, and a bill on housing standards," the President said.
Other bills noted by the President include bills on travel agencies, urban planning, urban development, land readjustment, the sovereign development fund, expanding the real estate business and the acquisition of land on a freehold or leasehold basis.
In addition to submitting a copyright bill and amendments to the land law, the President said he has urged Parliament to expedite the passage of amendments to the freedom of assembly law currently before Parliament.
