MDP files complaint against First Lady

The Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has filed a complaint against First Lady Ilham Hussain regarding her donation to Meemu Mulaku School.

Ilham, wife of presidential candidate of Forward with the Nation coalition Dr Mohamed Waheed, recently donated MVR 100,000 to Mulaku School.

MDP’s Complaints Committee, set up for the presidential election, said that the purpose of this donation by Ilham is to influence the election.

MDP requested the commission to take action against Ilham under Article 11 (a) of the Presidential Elections Regulation.

Ilham made the donation to Mulaku School at a meeting of the school Board on 27 August.

An official of the school who spoke to Sun said that the money was donated after the school made a request from the president about four months ago, regarding the improvement and development of the school’s computer lab.

Spokesperson of Forward with the Nation coalition Abdul Rasheed Nafiz told Sun that Ilham made this donation to Mulaku School in her personal capacity.

MDP has also filed another complaint to the Elections Commission today, saying that an employee of Shaviyani Maaungoodhoo Elections Commission has been campaigning for the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM).

Earlier, MDP also filed a complaint saying that Jumhooree Coalition’s presidential candidate Gasim Ibrahim was offering bribes to influence the election.

MDP’s Complaints Committee was formed in May 2013, to investigate the complaints filed to the party in relation to the presidential election.

The committee is made up of lawyers, MDP Spokesperson Imthiyaz Fahmy, Abdullah Haseen and Mohamed Fareedh.