CHAPTER IV: Concluding Recommendations Section I: Follow-up on the concluding recommendations contained in the NIHR’s report on the observations of the 2018 parliamentary and municipal elections 1) Text of the recommendation and summary of the response of the concerned authority: Give urgency to the referendum and election crimes prescribed in Article No. (30) of Decree-Law No. (14) of 2002 on the Exercise of Political Rights, as amended, and establish a competent and temporary court to consider and adjudicate these crimes. Summary of the response of the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments: a. The competent authority stated that Law No. (14) of 2002 on the Exercise of Political Rights, as amended, and Decree-Law No. (3) of 2002 on the System for Electing Members of Municipal Councils and its amendments, comprise several provisions sanctioning acts that would compromise the course of the election process. Article No. (34) of the Law on the Exercise of Political Rights also stipulates that the criminal proceedings of the crimes 95