A bill has been passed in the Maldives parliament that abolishes five articles from the Penal Code that provided for criminal defamation.
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Defamation decriminalised in the Maldives
A bill has been passed in the Maldives parliament that abolishes five articles from the Penal Code that provided for criminal defamation. Read more here
25 Nov 09
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