Drug Court of the Maldives

The Drug Court of the Maldives (ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޑްރަގް ކޯޓު) 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.

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.

Judges
The court currently consists of 5 judges:


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

Committees
There are 7 committees in the Drug Court:


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