Minister of Homeland Security and Technology Ali Ihusan says this government plans to enforce the death penalty in the Maldives.

Answering a question fielded by a reporter at a press briefing today, Minister Ihusan assured that the new government would enforce the death penalty in the Maldives.

The Minister said that currently, the government is working on the legal avenues related to enforcing the death penalty per the laws and regulations of the Maldives.

This is the first time the government has indicated that it would enforce the death penalty. Though many criminals have been given death sentences in the Maldives, the country is yet to enforce the death penalty for any convicted criminals.

However, more and more henious crimes have increased in recent years especially gruesome and senseless murders.