EC to fine fraudulent forms by MVR 10,000

Elections Commission (EC) decided on Wednesday they will start imposing fines to battle the issue of fraudulent forms submitted to be registered under political parties.

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[FILE} Vice President of EC Ismail Habeeb in a meeting held by the commission and political parties on January 12, 2022: EC will take further action if a significant change is not seen within six months of implementing the fine, they said -- Photo: Fayaz Moosa / Mihaaru

Lamya Abdulla

2022-06-01 13:04:06

Elections Commission (EC) decided on Wednesday they will start imposing fines to battle the issue of fraudulent forms submitted to be registered under political parties.

The commission said that the political parties found submitting invalid forms to register members will be fined MVR 10,000 for each form. They said the party registrar will also be fined.

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