Director General of Elections Commission alleges political motivations behind dismissal
06 Sep 2012, 1:40 PM
Daniel Bosley
The recently dismissed Director General of the Elections Commission (EC), Ahmed Tholal, has alleged that his removal is related to his participation in a strike earlier this year which had questioned the impartiality of certain commission members.
Following his dismissal Tholal took to Twitter, suggesting that his dismissal was politically motivated.
“The reason for my dismissal is to retaliate because we protested, and also because votes cannot be rigged at 2013 Elections if we are there,” he tweeted.
“On March 20, the Elections Commission staff protested. I believe this is the reason for my dismissal,” he told Minivan News. “I received a chit saying that I’ve been dismissed yesterday because I have another post.”
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