“Elections Commission unprepared” says former President Gayoom
22 Aug 2013, 6:17 PM
Mohamed Naahee
Maldives former 30 year autocratic leader, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has said that the Elections Commission (EC) has not prepared itself to the necessary standards to hold the presidential election scheduled for September 7.
Previously, Gayoom’s party Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) has raised several concerns over the EC that include the involvement of Indian IT specialists handling its database, the wife of the Elections Commissioner Fuwad Thowfeek being an outspoken Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) supporter, and “politicised tweets” by the commission’s Legal Director Haneefa Khalid.
In an interview given to Minivan News this week, Thowfeek revealed that the PPM had requested access to the commission’s IT section.
The PPM denied the accusation but did reiterate their concern over expat IT experts working in the commission.
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