Elections Commission fines MDP, Adhaalath over Nov 27 protest
“They were fined because they had involved children in their protest and also for using the UN emblem against the regulations,” Elections Commissioner Ahmed Akram told The Maldives Independent today.
15 Dec 2015, 9:00 AM
The Elections Commission has slapped a fine on both the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party and the religious conservative Adhaalath Party over “unlawful activities” carried out during a three-day anti-government protest in late November.
“They were fined because they had involved children in their protest and also for using the UN emblem against the regulations,” EC member Ahmed Akram told The Maldives Independent today.
The opposition parties were fined MVR75,000 (US$4,800) each. Akram said the parties will have seven days to pay the fine.
The MDP had printed the UN emblem on t-shirts and banners urging President Abdulla Yameen to release former President Mohamed Nasheed as recommended by a UN human rights panel in September.
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