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"Mr President, I also speak in my capacity as Chair of the Delegation for relations with South Asia, which includes the Maldives.
I would agree that the current situation in the Maldives is of very great concern to us. We have heard the reference to looking again at the death penalty, which has not been used in the Maldives since the 1950s, and that is a huge concern. The new Constitution of the Maldives is less than 10 years old and we are obviously seeing a process of democratic development with which this Parliament had been closely engaged. But we are seeing things moving backwards, not forwards.
Key elements of a democratic constitution are the separation of powers, not least between the President and the judiciary, and that is not what we are seeing at the moment. We want an impartial judiciary, where people are equal before the law, where the law applies equally to everyone and where we do not see laws adapted to deal with particular individuals, most notably former President Nasheed. We also want to see a judiciary which is improved. It is widely recognised by all political parties in the Maldives that the quality of the judiciary needs upgrading.
Strong independent institutions are also important. We have seen the Human Rights Commission there under attack. We are seeing the media clamped down on again and greatly reduced space for civil society and democratic opposition. This is the wrong direction of travel, and that is why the idea of sanctions is in the resolution to try to encourage progress in the way we wish to see."@en1
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