Mihaaru editor urges election chief to be impartial
The Election Commission chief could not take sides, the newspaper editor said.
29 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Veteran Maldives journalist and Mihaaru editor Moosa Latheef wrote an open letter to the Election Commission chief Wednesday and urged him to remain impartial with the presidential polls less than a month away.
Latheef charted Ahmed Shareef’s career: rising through the ranks in the education sector to the head of a state utility company. But his current job was different, Latheef wrote, as it did not allow for bias.
“Looking at the scenes, the sounds and the state of affairs of the country today, there is no state official who holds a bigger responsibility than you right now.”
The election, due to be held on September 23, has been causing anger and controversy for months.
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