More robust action ‘desperately needed’ against Maldives
Sir Hugo Swire, a former Foreign Office minister, said that the “politically controlled” Elections Commission was attempting to freeze out the opposition ahead of September’s presidential polls.
24 May 2018, 9:00 AM
More robust action is “desperately needed” against the Maldives and it may be time for celebrities and tourists to boycott the country, a UK parliamentarian said Wednesday.
Sir Hugo Swire, a former Foreign Office minister, said that the “politically controlled” Elections Commission was attempting to freeze out the opposition ahead of September’s presidential polls.
It was time for the international community to name and shame all those guilty as “previous reaction to date has been limp,” he added.
His remarks follow the electoral body’s threat to dissolve the Maldivian Democratic Party if its upcoming primary is conducted with former president Mohamed Nasheed as a candidate.
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