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In addition, a punishment of lashes can be imposed under Islamic Sharia. Both men and women are criminalised under this law. Maldives adopted a new Penal Code in which criminalises same-sex sexual activity, as well as explicitly criminalising same-sex marriage. Maldives also operates a form of Islamic law, under which same-sex sexual activity is prohibited.

There is growing evidence of the law being enforced in recent years, with reports of people being arrested for alleged same-sex sexual activity, with some arrests appearing to be politically motivated. However, it is not clear how many people have been prosecuted under the new Penal Code.

Reports of discrimination and violence being committed against LGBT people is limited due to the absence of LGBT civil society and social stigma which deters individuals from reporting incidents, though there have been reports of murder, attacks, and harassment in recent gay.

Other crimes listed as serious criminal offences include murder, terrorism, money laundering, child abuse and rape. The Bill was ultimately not passed. Under the draft codewhich sought to codify Islamic criminal law, the maximum penalty for homosexual intercourse was one year imprisonment and lashes. Not only does Maldives criminalise same-sex sexual activity, it also fails to properly protect other vulnerable groups, such as women, children, and people with disability, from sexual offences.

In a report published in June, the Kaleidoscope Human Rights Foundation reported that since the club of the current Penal Code ininvestigations, arrests, charges and convictions in relation to LGBT persons have become more maldive.

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The report referred to at least 12 known cases being heard by Maldivian courts in Three of them gay charged with homosexuality. Police also confirmed that were investigating dozens of other individuals. The cases stem from leaked videos that allegedly depicted the men club sex with a Bangladeshi maldiveM.

Alamgiri, who was arrested on July Some commentators allege that the arrests were politically motivated. In August, M. Alamgiri was sentenced to seven months in prison. In September, he confessed 40 counts of pornography production. The brother of the speaker of parliament was sentenced to three months in house arrest and the police officer to 14 months in prison.

This was later reduced to 12 months. According to the US Department of State, the courts of the Maldives heard 12 cases of individuals charged for engaging in same-sex relations during the year. It was noted that LGBT persons face high levels of risk from Islamic extremists; of blackmail, harassment and extortion; and threats to their personal safety and security.

Some of these extremist groups, which have assaulted and murdered LGBT activists without being held to account, are reportedly linked to prominent politicians. In October, it was It is not clear when, or if, the ban was lifted. The public sector family planning programme including condoms is couple based.