Saturday, October 19, 2013

Police Cancel Elections in The Maldives

Police in the Maldives cancelled Saturday's scheduled presidential elections.

They stated that they could not allow an election which was "in contravention of the Supreme Court verdict and guidelines", after not all of the candidates had registered.

On October 7, the Supreme Court annulled September's election after allegations of fraud.

Supporters of former president Mohamed Nasheed, who was ousted in a February 2012 coup, took to the streets, blocking off sections of the capital.

The police responded by blocking off the sections containing government buildings.

Nasheed accuses the police of leading a second coup and trying to remove democracy.

At this point, no new date has been set for the elections to take place.

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