20th
October 2015
The
Electoral Commission
Aathi
Chambers
Mont
Fleuri
Dear
Mr. Gappy,
Re: Provision of Security for
Presidential Candidates
1
I
write out of concern for my personal safety following certain recent incidents.
2
Recently,
8 of my dogs were killed at my home on Praslin. Last week a little car driven
by a person wearing little glasses
followed my husband for three hours around town and even entered through the
security gates at my home on Mahe and exited behind him when he left.
3
On
Sunday 19th October 2015 my 86 year old aunty informed me that she
received an anonymous, threatening and menacing phone call from a man
questioning her about my whereabouts.
4
Since
May 2015 I have gone through 5 mobile phones because they keep malfunctioning,
my internet access both at the office and home are interfered with. I assume that as the election time approaches
the threats to my personal security will go into overdrive.
5
What
kind of regime acts in this cowardly fashion? Having failed to intimidate and
scare Mr. Pillay off the State apparatus has now decided that I am a soft
target?
6
Mr.
Gappy it is now of paramount importance that the Electoral Commission write to
the Commissioner of Police requesting that these matters are fully investigated
and appropriate steps taken against those responsible for these cowardly acts
calculated to spread terror in the country in the run up to the election.
7
I
am sending a copy of this letter to all foreign Embassies, the British High
Commission, local media houses for publication, the Commonwealth Secretariat
and SADC amongst others.
8
On
Monday 19th October 2015 when I disembarked from the Praslin early
morning flight the person who had previously followed my husband around, was
“waiting” and appeared to be going up
and down that part of the road between the domestic and the international
terminals, at the airport.
9
Please
note that failure on the part of the Electoral Commission to act, will be
treated as a condonation of the acts of terror and international organisations
will be asked to intervene.
Yours sincerely,
Alexia G. Amesbury
(Party
leader for Seychelles Party for Social Justice & Democracy)
