Home Minister Azleen Ahmed have said that while many people are working against to prevent the government from implementing death penalty, there is no organization that is working for the rights of murder victims.
Speaking at a ceremony held this morning at Islamic Center to mark Human Rights Day, Azleen said that several organizations visit jail to check on criminals, but no one is working for the rights of victims of murder.
Azleen said that the government is working hard to arrange all the procedures to implement death penalty. He said that no matter how much some people try to prevent it, government will implement it.
He said that the purpose is not to kill people meaninglessly but to protect other people’s right to live. He said that hence the government will implement death penalty as asked in the Quran.
He furthermore said that crimes in Maldives were so prevalent that we had to fear other humans. “When we see a wild animal we know how to save ourselves from them. But we cannot save ourselves from fellow humans. Because they know how to escape justice, and where to hide, and where we hide too.” said Azleen.
He said that the government will make Maldives a peaceful place and eliminate violent crimes such as murder. He said that the government has achieved a lot in this terms.
There is no organization which talks about the rights of murder victims : Azleen
