MDP MP Fittey also fraudulently enrolled in PNC

Vaikaradhoo MP Hussain Ziyadh (Fittey) who represents main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) in the Parliament states he has been enrolled in ruling People’s National Congress (PNC) without his knowledge.

There have been mounting allegations against PNC for fraudulent enrollment in the party.

Speaking with Sun on Monday, Fittey records show he was enrolled in PNC on December 23^rd.

According to Fittey, he was enrolled in the ruling party without his knowledge and only became aware of the matter through another individual. He detailed that records also show many residents from Vaikaradhoo were also enrolled in PNC on that same date, with many of them being active members of MDP.

“A lot of Vaikaradhoo people have been mass enrolled. Working on getting the information of all these individuals. Most of them involved in MDP’s campaign back then [presidential election] has been switched,” he said.

Notably, the parliament in its 20th Parliament during its 52nd sitting on November 20, 2024, passed amendments to the Maldivian constitution which introduced anti-defection provisions. The amendments were ratified by President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu on November 21^st.

The amendment stipulates circumstances where parliamentarians will lose their seats. They are:

• If a parliamentarian resigns from or is dismissed or expelled from the party they were elected on behalf of
• If a parliamentarian switches parties or is dismissed or expelled from a party
• If an independent parliamentarian joins a party

As such, Fittey expressed concern over the possibility of some MPs losing their seats among other things.

“What would happen to a member of the general public if this is what had happened to a lawmaker?” he questioned.

Fittey noted that he will be filing a complaint with the Elections Commission (EC) over the matter.

Former Manadhoo MP Mohamed Thoriq (Manadhoo Thoriq) who has actively been on the frontlines of MDP since the party’s inception, also recently filed a police complaint over being fraudulently enrolled in PNC.

MDP has alleged that MDP members were being fraudulently enrolled in PNC – an allegation that has been denied by the ruling party.