Atul Keshap, Ambassador of the Unites States of American to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, has cast doubt on the fact that Maldives will see a free and fair election under the current situation it is enclosed by.
Keshap thouroughly illuminates the poltiical situation of the Maldives in a tweet he had posted on Tuesday morning.
His tweet enlightens those who have been jailed for asserting their constitutional rights such as a former president and one more in exile, a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, a Vice President, several elected Members of Parliament and a political party leader.
Now jailed in #Maldives for asserting their Constitutional rights are one former President (and one more in exile), a Supreme Court chief justice, a Vice President, several elected Members of Parliament, & a party leader. How will free&fair elections happen under such conditions?
— Atul Keshap (@USAmbKeshap) May 8, 2018
Mentioning the amount of detainees currently doing time, US Ambassador questions if there is room for a free and fair election under such conditions.
Keshap is known to give bad press to the atrocities of the current administration and for his keen and close observation on the the affairs of Maldives political sphere.
