Elections Commission rules out delaying parliamentary polls
Opposition parties called for a postponement over former president Yameen’s arrest.
24 Feb 2019, 9:00 AM
The Elections Commission has dismissed calls by the opposition parties to delay the parliamentary elections due to take place on April 6.
Citing the detention of former president Abdulla Yameen for trial on money laundering charges, the opposition Progressive Party of Maldives-People’s National Congress alliance told the press on Saturday that letters have been sent to both the EC and parliament requesting the delay.
“Our coalition does not believe there is an environment conducive for a free and election,” opposition lawmaker Abdul Raheem Abdulla said.
The opposition’s goal at present was freeing Yameen, he added. The 59-year-old opposition leader’s arrest was illegal and arbitrary, Abdul Raheem contended.
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