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May 10, 2020 35 tweets 7 min read
Ever since #COVID19 began spreading in #Maldives the need of the hour has been emergency measures to control the spread & to mitigate the impact on lives & livelihoods.

Whilst State agencies have implemented many critical steps, other measures can only be imposed through law. Here's a proposal for a #COVID19 Emergency Measures Bill that shows how such legislation might be structured ⬇️ drive.google.com/file/d/10FMiiI…

For those who don't want to wade through 38 pages of "legalese" (um, so, basically everyone 🙂), the (relatively) short version follows...
Sep 11, 2019 11 tweets 3 min read
1. @DdcomMdv alleges @PoliceMv officers tried to fabricate evidence

2. Cops who are video-taped torturing a suspect try to intimidate witnesses & destroy evidence

& the answer is: give cops even MORE powers & remove what little controls there are on police abuse of power? Why? If the same twisted reasoning were applied in other types of cases, would we see child protection laws changed to force victims of abuse back into their abusers' hands?

"No!" you shout? Why not, especially when passion overcomes reason? Is the current law really the problem?