More complaints are pouring in over the issue of party membership fraud allegedly committed by the ruling People's National Congress (PNC).
Dozens of people have been complaining on social media about how they have been registered to PNC without their knowledge through forged signatures.
Some of these application forms have altered photographs and fake fingerprints. However, PNC MPs have signed these forms as witnesses.
Former MP Saud Hussain posted an application form on social media X which shows Villimale' MP Mohamed Ismail signed as a witness.
Another man named Naail said an altered photo was used on the application form filled with his personal information without his knowledge.
He has officially submitted a complaint to the police and the Elections Commission (EC).
The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) formally lodgd a complaint at the EC over party membership fraud last week.
They asked the EC to stop processing the forms submitted by the PNC and re-examine all the forms. However, the EC has not taken a decision.
PNC has not officially commented on the allegations of party membership fraud.
The PNC worked to reach 100,000 members before the end of last year. Employees of various government ministries formed teams to achieve the goal.
But no official documents show that the party had reached the goal by the end of the year.
