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
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