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MDP Requests Investigation Into Alleged PNC Membership Fraud

The opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has asked the Prosecutor General's Office to have police investigate alleged criminal offences tied to registering members in the ruling People's National Congress (PNC) using stolen personal information and fraudulent forms, and has separately written to the Elections Commission to halt and cancel processing of the forms. The controversy follows leaked photographs showing Home Minister Ali Ihusaan with Home Ministry and Department of National Registration staff allegedly filling out PNC membership forms, after which the MDP parliamentary group d

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What happened

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  1. Wed 15 Jan
    Photographs leaked on social media showing Home Minister Ali Ihusaan alongside Home Ministry and Department of National Registration (DNR) … on Wednesday only Maldives Republic The controversy intensified after photographs leaked on social media on Wednesday, showing Home Minister Ali Ihusaan alongside Home Ministry and Department of National Registration (DNR) staff, allegedly filling out PNC membership forms.

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  • The party has asked the police and the ACC to investigate the criminal offences involved in the theft of people's personal information and the filling out of fraudulent forms to register members into the ruling PNC

    Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) Maldives Republic Open the report (Maldives Republic)

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  • MVR 5,000 to MVR 10,000 fine for illegally registering a person as a political party member Maldives Republic Under Section 49 of the Political Parties Act, fines ranging from MVR 5,000 to MVR 10,000 can be imposed for each instance of illegally registering a person as a member of a political party.

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  • The MDP parliamentary group decided to table a no-confidence motion against Home Minister Ihusaan. Maldives Republic After the photos surfaced on social media, the MDP parliamentary group decided to table a no-confidence motion against Home Minister Ihusaan, accusing him of involvement in submitting falsified membership forms to the Elections Commission to add members to the PNC.

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