Just punishment should be given to those who commit crimes: President

President Dr. Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik has said that just punishment should be given to those who commit crimes.

Speaking at the function to launch the civic education campaign, the President urged all citizens to abide by the law.

The civic education campaign is organized by the Ministry of Home Affairs, in collaboration with the Ministry of Islamic Affairs and the Ministry of Education. The camping is a six month long campaign.

Stressing the importance of a civic education campaign, President Waheed noted that the campaign include cultivation of knowledge, building a peaceful environment for all as well as creating awareness on human rights.

He said the civic education campaign was necessary to encourage communal activities and to increase people’s participation in building responsible citizens for community development. He, therefore, urged all government offices to give full cooperation to make this campaign a success.

The President further called on all teachers and principals to set themselves as examples to students.