Maldives elections body seeks defamation action against ruling party
The Elections Commission is accused of vote rigging at nightly protests by the ruling party.
07 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
The Elections Commission has threatened to seek defamation action against “slanderous” allegations of fraud and vote rigging made at nightly protests by the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives.
The five-member commission decided at a meeting Sunday to sue for defamation and to file complaints with the broadcasting regulator over live coverage of the protests, EC chief Ahmed Shareef told the media.
During the protests, which has drawn about 50 people on most nights, the commissioners are accused of accepting bribes to rig the September 23 election.
The protesters demand a fresh election and call for Shareef’s arrest.
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