Requirement Three Recommendations Contained in the NIHR’s Report on Observing the Parliamentary and Municipal Elections of 2018 (1) Text of recommendation and summary of the competent authority’s reply to NIHR: Classify the referendum and elections crimes mentioned in Article No (30) of Decree-Law No. (14) of 2002 on the Exercise of Political Rights, as amended, as urgent; and establish a competent and temporary court to consider and adjudicate these crimes.  Summary of the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments (Waqf) reply to NIHR: a) The Ministry stated that Law No. (14) of 2002 regarding the Exercise of Political Right, as amended, and Decree-Law No. (3) of 2002 on the System for the Election of Members of Municipal Councils, as amended, contain a number of provisions criminalizing acts that would undermine the proper conduct of the electoral process. Article No. (34) of the Law on Exercising Political Rights stipulates that criminal suits in the crimes mentioned in the Law will be passed over after a period of six months from the date of the announcement of the results or from the date of the last legal process in the matter. b) In addition, the Attorney General shall issue, upon the beginning of the electoral process, a decision to form a committee specialized in electoral crimes, whose membership includes a sufficient number of members of the Public Prosecution specialized in investigating electoral crimes. These crimes are considered before specialized courts by the Supreme Judicial Council to ensure speed in resolving these types of cases. Given the above, the Ministry finds that the recommendation pertaining to classifying referendum and elections crimes as urgent is achieved on the ground without the need for a legislative amendment. (2) Text of recommendation and summary of the competent authority’s reply to NIHR: Issue a new law on organizing media and electoral propaganda for the elections of the members of the House of Representatives and the municipal councils, to include all the issues related to the organization of such propaganda, allocated funds, means of exercising it, and the related Ninth Annual Report of the NIHR 61