EC dismissals: EU observers note “time pressure” on March 22 polls
10 Mar 2014, 3:24 PM
Daniel Bosley
The Supreme Court’s decision to convict Elections Commission members for contempt of court will make the holding of the March 22 polls difficult the EU’s Election Observation Mission (EOM) has said.
“With less than two weeks remaining before the scheduled elections on 22 March, the mission recognises the time pressure that now weighs on the preparation of these elections, and the many associated challenges related to organising them in a manner that ensures they are credible, transparent, inclusive and fully representative of the wishes of all Maldivians,” read an EU EOM statement released last night.
Yesterday’s court verdict gave the relevant institutions six days to “make all necessary arrangements” for the scheduled parliamentary elections.
Meanwhile, a legal source has described the Supreme Court as now exercising a “dictatorship” over the other branches of government.
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