“We should be angry, not disheartened”: Nasheed
19 Oct 2013, 6:48 AM
Minivan News
At 6:30am ahead of its second press conference on Saturday, the Elections Commission issued a statement advising that police had moved to prevent the election from taking place.
“As we continued with [preparation for] voting, the Maldives Police Services have said no document relating to the election can leave the commission’s offices, stopping the election,” the statement read.
“The Elections Commission has carried out all preparations to hold the first round of the presidential election on 19 October 2013 as per the Supreme Court verdict no 2013/SC-C/42.
“When we are informed of the next date for the election, we will announce the election,” the EC’s statement read.
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