Anni says a TV ad not enough to curb drug abuse

Friday, August 29th, 2008

MDP Presidential Candidate Mohamed Nasheed (Anni) has said that a song, a slogan and a television advertisement is not enough to curb drug abuse in Maldives.

Anni said this while speaking at a press conference held yesterday at S. Feydhoo to reveal his policies to close all doors for drugs. Anni said that an MDP lead government would give priority to do some work beneficial in curbing drugs abuse. He said one of his policies is to see that drugs addicts are victims of a situation they faced, instead of labeling them as criminals. He said that drugs addicts would be treated kindly to bring them back to the society. He said that it would be MDP policy to strengthen security checking at all doors where drugs smuggling is possible and to take equal action against all involved in drug smuggling. He also said that a wider role would be given to anti-drug associations and families in curbing drug abuse.

According to Anni, MDP has heard complains about drugs from the people via debates, on street talks, demonstrations and surveys etc. He shared some of these complains with the press. He said that inmates would be prevented from getting drugs and those jailed for drug trafficking would be kept isolated from the other inmates.

Anni said that it would not be possible to curb drugs abuse within 3 months, but difference would be seen within a period of 2 years.

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