11. The NIHR has observed a video clip on social media platforms that shows a candidate in the parliamentary elections at a school, accompanied by an individual conducting electoral propaganda for that candidate in the presence of a crowd. The Committee for Investigating Electoral Crimes, established by the decision of the Attorney General, received a notification from the Electronic Crimes Department of the General Directorate for Combating Corruption, Economic Security, and Electronics at the Ministry of Interior regarding the incident. The candidate and the second individual implicated in the video were summoned and confronted with the evidence of their engagement in electoral propaganda that violates the law. This is a preliminary step towards expediting their trial. 12. The NIHR, through social media platforms, has observed the exploitation by a candidate of places of worship for indirect electoral campaigning by distributing plastic bottles of water that contain images of that candidate. The institution considers this a clear violation of the electoral propaganda regulations, which prohibit the placement of posters and advertisements inside mosques, mausoleums, and other places of worship. 13. In addition, the NIHR has been following a statement issued by the head of the committee investigating electoral crimes at the Public Prosecution, indicating that the committee has initiated an investigation into a complaint filed by one of the candidates in the parliamentary elections in the Northern Province. The complaint pertains to an individual who took photos of the candidate's residence and sent them to an account on a social media platform abroad. Subsequently, the account posted the photos with derogatory 57

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