Commissioners fear for safety as ruling party seeks election annulment
A commissioner has left the country after threats, EC chief Ahmed Shareef said.
05 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
Elections Commission members are spending nights at undisclosed locations due to threats after the ruling party alleged fraud and vote rigging in the September 23 presidential election.
EC chief Ahmed Shareef told the Maldives Independent that the commission’s five members, their families and senior staff have been facing constant threats.
“We’ve been getting anonymous calls on Viber threatening us, we’ve been screenshotting and saving everything,” Shareef said on Thursday.
“Our member Ali Nashath left the country because he couldn’t cope. Last night a group of men went to his house late at night and kept knocking on his door, scaring his wife and children, but luckily they didn’t open the door. It’s very emotional, fearful, and we never know what’s going to happen.”
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