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
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