Elections chief questioned over shredding of ballot papers
The outgoing ruling party has called for a police probe.
07 Nov 2018, 9:00 AM
Elections Commission chief Ahmed Shareef was questioned by the police Tuesday evening after announcing that ballot papers used in the September 23 presidential election have been shredded.
Shareef was not formally summoned for a criminal investigation, EC lawyer Riffath Abdulla told the press outside the police station.
“They wanted to clarify information. It wasn’t about a case. [Shareef] visited at their request and shared the information,” he stressed.
The EC shredded the ballot papers seven days after the legally mandated period for keeping them expired, Shareef tweeted, adding that the electoral body has not been informed of any court case or police investigation about the ballots.
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