High Court holds first hearing of Jumhooree Party’s case against Election Commission
15 Sep 2013, 7:07 PM
Mohamed Naahee
The High Court has held the first hearing of the case filed by the Jumhooree Party (JP) against the Elections Commission (EC) over alleged discrepancies and irregularities, requesting that the court order the commission to hand over the voters list.
Prior to the commencement of the hearing today (September 15), attorneys representing both the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) and the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) had intervened in the case.
In arguing their case, the attorneys representing the JP claimed that, despite having raised issues concerning the discrepancies within the voter list, the EC had refused to hand over the list to the party so it could verify the issues.
To support their case, the JP produced three documents – each document consisting of lists of alleged fraudulent votes.
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