expressing their opinion, explicitly or implicitly, or promoting one of the candidates, or interfering in the choices of the voter during the ballot. The neutrality and independence of the organizers at the polling and counting centers reflects the integrity of the entire electoral process.  Summary of the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments (Waqf) reply to NIHR: a) The Ministry stated that all relevant judicial control officers, especially those working in the Directorate of Combating Electronic Crimes and those involved in organizing the electoral process, are subjected to continuous training that keeps up with the evolving changes in the way and means of committing electoral crimes. In addition, the training includes all applied and legal aspects pertaining to the stages of the electoral process and its procedures, the organization and proper management of polling stations, as well as the nature of electoral crimes in terms of their legal structure, punishment, control and reporting procedures, and referral to the competent judicial authorities. b) Moreover, before the start of the electoral process, clear and detailed instructions are issued regarding the duties and obligations of all participants in organizing the electoral process, especially those participating in the sorting and counting process, and focusing on integrity and impartiality. It is made sure that the participants have looked into the instructions and understood what it meant, the nature of the role assigned to them, and the degree of competence and professionalism required of them. (12) Text of recommendation and summary of the competent authority’s reply to NIHR: Call for the establishing of a clearer, precise, and seamless mechanism that secures the smooth entry of veiled women to polling centers, ensures that their faces match their identity documents, and takes into account their privacy in this regard.  Summary of the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments (Waqf) reply to NIHR: The Ministry stated that practically, care is taken to verify the identity of veiled women by one of the women designated for that purpose in polling Ninth Annual Report of the NIHR 66

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