Maldives election body denies hiring ruling party activists
Most officials in charge of polling stations are ruling party members, the opposition claims.
08 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
The Elections Commission on Saturday strongly denied allegations that ruling party officials have been hired as officials in charge of polling stations for the September 23 presidential election.
At a press briefing, EC chief Ahmed Shareef said applicants were vetted to make sure they were not members of any political party.
“We can guarantee that no official is a member of a political party. There is no one else who can make sure of this as we also keep the registries of political parties,” he said.
Some 3,895 officials were hired from more than 8,000 people who submitted applications, all of whom were interviewed, according to Shareef.
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