Govt moves to criminalise gambling under Penal Code
Gambling is not currently listed as an offence under the existing Penal Code, which defines criminal conduct in the Maldives.
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The government has decided to classify gambling and the operation of gambling establishments as criminal offences, President Mohamed Muizzu announced on Wednesday.
In a post on X, the President said he had submitted a bill to amend the Penal Code of the Maldives to include provisions that criminalise gambling activities.
“I have sent a bill to amend the Penal Code of the Maldives to make gambling and the operation of a gambling establishment a criminal offence,” the President wrote.
Gambling is not currently listed as an offence under the existing Penal Code, which defines criminal conduct in the Maldives.
