Commissioner of Prisons Ahmed Shihan has yesterday met members of the Parole Board at Male’ Prison.
The purpose of the meeting was for Commissioner of Prisons to introduce himself and to observe the work of Parole Board and to see what are the obstacles to achieving the Board’s work.
The Parole Board includes members representing different areas as mandated by the new Prisons and Parole Act. The members include a senior officer from Maldives Police Service, a medical doctor, a lawyer from the Attorney General’s Office, a senior official from Ministry of Education, a senior official from Ministry of Health, a psychiatrist, a member from a civic organisation, a scholar from Ministry of Islamic Affairs and a commissioned officer from Maldives Correctional Service.
