All Maldives prison staff to vote in jail or detention centres
All uniformed and civilian staff will have to vote in jails or detention centres.
23 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
The Maldives prisons authority has ordered all its employees to re-register to vote in jails or detention centres for the September 23 presidential election.
All uniformed and civilian staff of the Maldives Correctional Service will be required to vote at their workplace, according to a special procedure memo issued by the prisons commissioner.
The Maldives Independent has seen a copy of the memo, which was leaked on social media.
“For the presidential election to be held on 23rd September 2018, officers and employees will vote in ballot boxes set up in the facilities they are working in.
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