After a long waiting game, the police and other law enforcement agencies must fully implement the Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act after the Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled 8-1 against an executive decree postponing the enforcement of sections 22-25 of the Act until October this year, calling it unconstitutional.
First announced in the Royal Gazette on Oct 25 last year, the Act came into force on Feb 22 with the exception of the aforementioned sections, which experts say contain the key features of the anti-torture legislation.
