Former State Minister at the Heritage Ministry Mohamed Thoriq has called on authorities to re-investigate the decision to close his complaint after the ruling People's National Congress (PNC) submitted a party membership form using his stolen personal information to the Elections Commission (EC).
In a post on X, Thoriq said there is no denying that the ruling party used his personal information without his consent. He noted that refusing to take action could encourage similar scams.
"I ask the National Integrity Commission to look into why the case was filed when the people who filled the forms, witnesses, checkers, applicants and their signatures and fingerprints can clearly be identified. I ask the Prosecutor General's (PG) office to order a re-investigation of the case. I call on the police institution to reinvestigate the case," Thoriq said.
Police said they decided to file the case because they could not find sufficient evidence to press criminal charges.
“Since the [Elections Commission] has fined the political party by MVR 5,000, we have filed the case as there is insufficient evidence to warrant criminal prosecution,” the police document stated.
The PNC submitted a fake form in Thoriq's name on November 22, 2024. The form was accepted by the EC despite it having the photo of another person. However, a copy of the ID card must be submitted with the form.
The opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), Democrats and People's National Front (PNF) expressed concern as hundreds of people had been admitted as members of the ruling party without their consent or knowledge.
MDP filed a complaint with the police because more than 300 party members had been registered to the PNC, while the Democrats complained about more than 700 party members registered to the PNC.
