President Mohamed Nasheed has proposed the Maldives National University Bill and Clemency Bill to the People’s Majlis.

The government proposed the Maldives National University Bill to the People’s Majlis acknowledging the importance of setting-up a national university in the Maldives.

The Clemency Bill was proposed as the government recognises the need for a law that specifies the procedures for granting pardons or reductions of sentences to persons convicted of a criminal offence who have no further right to appeal, as specified in Article 115(s) of the Constitution.