Defamation charges sought against president’s spokesman
Ibrahim Muaz Ali called EC members “thieves” at the ruling party’s nightly protest.
10 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
The Elections Commission has filed a defamation complaint with the police against the president’s spokesman for calling its members “thieves” at a protest by the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives.
At Monday night’s protest, Ibrahim Muaz Ali led chants of ‘Stolen Vote’ and called EC chief Ahmed Shareef and member Ahmed Akram thieves, accusing the pair of rigging the September 23 presidential election.
The electoral body has asked the police to investigate Muaz for slander, EC’s chief Ahmed Shareef told the Maldives Independent after filing the case on Tuesday.
A complaint was also filed with the broadcasting regulator over the pro-government Channel 13‘s live coverage of the PPM’s nightly protests.
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