Day: June 3, 2014

Maldives to buy 15 sniffer dogs

Home Minister Umar Naseer has said the Maldives will buy 15 sniffer dogs from the Netherlands to detect drugs brought into the country.

Speaking to news agency Haveeru last week, Naseer said the dogs will cost US$ 80,000. The Ministry of Finance has confirmed it would pay for the dogs, he said.

The Maldives Police Services will train with the dog squad in Kandym,  Sri Lanka.

“After the dog squad is brought in, no vessel can enter the country without attaining a drug clearance. This means that the dogs will go on board the vessel and check every nook and cranny,” he said.

Under President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, sniffer dogs had been leased from the Sri Lankan government.

“This time we are purchasing the dogs. So now no one can claim them back, they will become the state’s property,” he said.

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JSC lawyer to be elected under new regulations

The Attorney General’s Office has compiled new regulations to elect a member to represent lawyers for the ten-member judicial oversight body.

The regulations publicised on Sunday set new qualifications for a lawyer to stand for the Judicial Services Commission (JSC). A lawyer must be above 25 years of age, and must not hold political party membership or a criminal record.

Further, if a lawyer has completed a five year term previously, they will not be eligible to stand again.

The election will be held at the AG office. The office will give ten days notice to all lawyers before elections take place. Polls will be open from 8:30am – 4: 30pm on election day. If the date falls during the month of Ramadan, polls will be open from 9:30am – 3:30pm.

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