Independent challenges rejection of candidacy
The Elections Commission rejected the little-known businessman’s candidacy Friday morning.
11 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Presidential hopeful Hussain Naseer has decided to challenge the Elections Commission’s rejection of his candidacy at the Supreme Court.
The electoral body rejected the little-known businessman’s candidacy Friday morning, citing inauthentic information in his application.
At a press briefing later on Friday, Naseer’s spokesman disputed the EC’s “unfounded” reasons, which included incomplete information, change of Naseer’s permanent address, and invalid information about the 1,500 people who backed his candidacy.
The criminal record information of running mate Sheikh Nasrulla Musthafa was also incomplete, the commission said.
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