Row escalates between Maldives ruling party and elections body
The PPM has been fined US$4,860 for accusing Elections Commissioners of bribery and vote rigging.
22 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
The Elections Commission has slapped an MVR75,000 (US$4,860) fine on the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives.
The PPM was penalised for bringing the commission into disrepute with false allegations of bribery and electoral fraud, EC chief Ahmed Shareef told the press Monday morning.
The EC’s five members made the decision after the Supreme Court ruled Sunday that there was no evidence to substantiate allegations of vote rigging.
The ruling has vindicated the EC’s stand that the PPM’s allegations were “baseless and untrue,” Shareef said, repeatedly stating that the commission did not provide any “undue advantage” to either candidate.
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