The government has refuted a news report by Mawbima newspaper, which claimed that the Election Commission had sent a letter to the President regarding alleged violations of election laws.
The Mawbima report stated that the Election Commission had sent the letter to the Presidential Secretariat based on complaints made by several election monitoring organizations. The complaints alleged that the President’s statements on political platforms about not providing funds to local government bodies that do not have government power were a violation of election laws.
However, the Government Information Department issued a statement denying the report and stated that no such letter had been sent.
Mawbima newspaper has stood by its report, stating that it was based on a statement from a senior official of the Election Commission and that it could produce a recording of the relevant conversation to prove its veracity.
The Election Commission has not yet issued an official statement on the matter.