Since late September 2013, the Tourism Employees Association of the Maldives, Transparency Maldives and Maldives NGO Federation have reportedly been facing acts of harassment following the issuance of a number of press statements which criticize the Supreme Court injunction on 23 September 2013 which ordered the Elections Commission (EC) to delay the second round of presidential elections. On 28 September 2013, a Transparency Maldives intern was allegedly attacked on the street and her cellphone was stolen by an unidentified individual. On 29 September 2013, Transparency Maldives allegedly received death threats directed towards the staff via a phone call by an unidentified person. Transparency Maldives was also allegedly the subject of a death threat via Tweeter stating: "We will slaughter all of you goats until there are none left". Transparency Maldives reported these incidents to the police and was reassured by the Commissioner of Police that the police would investigate these matters. On 29 September 2013, Transparency Maldives allegedly received a phone call from the Ministry of Home Affairs, asking for a copy of their latest press statement. According to the information received, on 30 September 2013, the State Minister for Home Affairs, who also serves as the Registrar of NGOs, allegedly stated on the local television station Villa TV that the Tourism Employees Association of Maldives and Transparency Maldives are under investigation for challenging the Supreme Court. Allegedly, he further stated that the Ministry for Home Affairs will not allow any organization to "challenge the law' and that NGOs acting outside of the law will be dissolved. On 1 October 2013, the Tourism Employees Association of Maldives and Maldives NGO Federation allegedly received letters from the Ministry of Home Affairs, signed by the Registrar and State Minister for Home Affairs, requesting them to submit a copy of their latest press statement to the Ministry before noon of 6 October 2013. On 5 October 2013, the home of one of the Coordinators of the Transparency Maldives' Right to Information programme was allegedly broken into and his cellphone was stolen. Grave concern is expressed with regards to the threats directed towards the staff of Transparency Maldives. Further concern is expressed that the investigation of the Tourism Employees Association of Maldives and Transparency Maldives and the threat of dissolving NGOs in the Maldives is based on their legitimate exercise of their right to freedom of opinion and expression.