The Maldives Virtual Deep-Dive Assessment
From 7 to 21 December 2020, the CT Travel Programme completed the online "deep-dive" assessment of the Maldives readiness to build its API/PNR programme to detect and interdict Foreign Terrorist Fighters and organized criminals in accordance with UNSCRs 2178, 2396 and 2482. The Programme met with senior officials of the Office of the President, the National Counter Terrorism Centre, the Immigration, Police, Customs, Coast Guards services, the Attorney General’s Office, the Prosecutor General’s Office, the Human Rights Commission, the National Integrity Commission, the Information Commissioner’s Office, the National Centre for Information and Communication Technology, the Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology, the Civil Aviation Authority, the Aviation Security Command, and representatives of air carriers. A roadmap for implementation will be shared with national authorities to help guide the way forward for the cooperation between the Maldives and the CT Travel Programme.