The Electoral Commission has dismissed a complaint from the National Federation Party [NFP] in relation to a member of the public namely Mr Mohammed Sareem. The NFP had alleged that Mr Sareem was in the conduct of vote buying through his TikTok platform namely Rajdhani2022.
The Electoral Commission noted that the allegations were without any merit and the Electoral Commission found that Mr Sareem was acting in his personal/private capacity and there was no vote buying taking place under the said platform.
In dismissing the complaint, the Electoral Commission noted that every individual has the right to political participation. Mr. Sareem was simply hosting a TikTok. The Commission did not find that he was part of or represented any political party.
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