Drug Court of the Maldives explained

Court Name:	Drug Court of the Maldives
Native Name:	ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޑްރަގް ކޯޓު
Established:	31 December 2011
Authority:	People's Majlis via the Drug Act 2011
Appealsto:	High Court
Terms:	Life tenure
Positions:	5 judges
Budget:	MVR 3k^[1]
Language:	Dhivehi
Website:	drugcourt.gov.mv
Chiefjudgetitle:	Chief Judge
Chiefjudgename:	Abdul Sattar Abdul Hameed
Termstart:	2018
Chiefjudgetitle2:	Chief Justice of the Maldives
Chiefjudgename2:	Ahmed Muthasim Adnan
Termstart2:	8 December 2019
Location:	Drug Court, Izzuddeen Magu, Malé, Maldives

The Drug Court of the Maldives is a drug court responsible to hear and dispose of criminal cases of drug dependent persons, and subject those persons to mandatory treatment and drug rehabilitation.^[2]

History

The Drug Court was established under Article 34(a) of the Drug Act 2011. It was created to handle drug-related offenses and to help provide an effective way of addressing drug problems in the archipelago. On 23 February 2012, the first judges of the court was sworn in and the court officially commenced operations on 28 June 2012.^[3]

Judges

The court currently consists of 5 judges:^[4]

• Abdul Sattar Abdul Hameed (Chief Judge)
• Mohamed Sameer
• Hussain Shahamath Maahiru
• Mohamed Naeem
• Adam Arif

Committees

There are 7 committees in the Drug Court:^[5]

• Harassment Committee
• Recreation Committee
• Whistleblower Committee
• Bid Committee
• Bid Evaluation Committee
• Review Committee
• Human Resources Development Committee

Notes and References

1. Web site: Drug Court - Budget . 17 March 2024 . 2024 Budget, Ministry of Finance.
2. Web site: About Us . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240317072559/https://www.drugcourt.gov.mv/en/about . 17 March 2024 . 17 March 2024 . Drug Court of the Maldives.
3. Web site: History of the Drug Court . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240317072449/https://www.drugcourt.gov.mv/en/history . 17 March 2024 . 17 March 2024 . Drug Court of the Maldives.
4. Web site: Judges . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240317072422/https://www.drugcourt.gov.mv/en/judges . 17 March 2024 . 17 March 2024 . Drug Court of the Maldives.
5. Web site: Committees . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240317072423/https://www.drugcourt.gov.mv/en/committees . 17 March 2024 . 17 March 2024 . Drug Court of the Maldives.