Elections chief embarks on media charm offensive
The elections chief has insisted he can be non-partisan, despite a political background as a loyalist of President Abdulla Yameen.
20 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM
Foreign journalists might be allowed in to the Maldives to cover the presidential polls, the elections chief said Tuesday, even as authorities crack down on local media amid a state of emergency.
The newly appointed commissioner, Ahmed Adam Shareef, led a casual but on-the-record discussion at a restaurant in Malé to bond with Maldivian journalists.
It was his second media appearance since his appointment as EC chief earlier this month.
Shareef and other EC members took questions about the polls, which are scheduled to take place in early September.
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