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Human Rights Watch also criticized the electoral process, citing Maldivian activists who say that further changes to the counting process will complicate verification.
Criticism denied
"The Commission strongly rejects the allegations and calls on all parties to refrain from disseminating such false information and unsubstantiated allegations that could cause concern to the general public and raise the concerns of international partners and stakeholders. stakeholders on the integrity of the Commission ". in a statement on 19 September.
State of emergency
Opposition supporters staged street demonstrations pressuring the government to comply with the court order and urged the international community to help the government obey the decision.
Yameen instead declared the state of emergency, giving him the power to arrest and detain people, and trigger a power struggle between the Supreme Court and the government.
American warning on democracy
Earlier this month, the US State Department declared that the September 23 elections "were of crucial importance for the future of the Maldives".
"The United States is worried about the persistence of democratic regression in the Maldives, especially as the country prepares for a presidential election on September 23," spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement released on August 6. September.
"We join the international community in calling for the release of the wrongly accused political prisoners, the full implementation of the February ruling of the Maldivian Supreme Court overturning the convictions of opposition members, the end of the interferences of the executive of freedoms and the holding of free and fair elections that reflect the will of the Maldivian people, "said Mr. Nauert.
She said that without a return to a democratic path in the Maldives, the United States "would consider appropriate measures against individuals who undermine democracy, the rule of law and a free and fair electoral process".
