Fri, 29 Mar 2024 Today's Paper

Judges to oversee recount of Iraq’s disputed election picked

By

11 June 2018 11:59 am - 0     - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

A A A

 

Baghdad (dpa), 10 June 2018 - Iraq’s top judicial authority on Sunday selected a group of judges to oversee a manual recount of the votes cast in last month’s parliamentary polls, amid allegations of mass rigging and tampering with the ballots.  


Supreme Judiciary Council spokesman Abdel-Sattar Bairaqdar said the council named the judges at a meeting in the capital Baghdad.  


The judges will take over the work of an independent electoral commission that conducted the May 12 elections, which saw the first-ever use of an electronic voting system in Iraq.  


Some officials at the electoral commission attended Sunday’s meeting.  


“Their participation was aimed at learning first-hand about the nature of the commission’s work and the complaints raised of the elections,” Bairaqdar said in a press statement, without giving further details.  


Nine judges, backed by around 10,000 administrative employees, will conduct the recount, according to media reports.   It is expected to begin later this week and take around one month.   


Order Gifts and Flowers to Sri Lanka. See Kapruka's top selling online shopping categories such as Toys, Grocery, Kids Toys, Birthday Cakes, Fruits, Chocolates, Clothing and Electronics. Also see Kapruka's unique online services such as Money Remittence,Astrology, Courier/Delivery, Medicine Delivery and over 700 top brands. Also get products from Amazon & Ebay via Kapruka Gloabal Shop into Sri Lanka

  Comments - 0

Order Gifts and Flowers to Sri Lanka. See Kapruka's top selling online shopping categories such as Toys, Grocery, Kids Toys, Birthday Cakes, Fruits, Chocolates, Clothing and Electronics. Also see Kapruka's unique online services such as Money Remittence,Astrology, Courier/Delivery, Medicine Delivery and over 700 top brands. Also get products from Amazon & Ebay via Kapruka Gloabal Shop into Sri Lanka

Add comment

Comments will be edited (grammar, spelling and slang) and authorized at the discretion of Daily Mirror online. The website also has the right not to publish selected comments.

Reply To:

Name - Reply Comment





Order Gifts and Flowers to Sri Lanka. See Kapruka's top selling online shopping categories such as Toys, Grocery, Kids Toys, Birthday Cakes, Fruits, Chocolates, Clothing and Electronics. Also see Kapruka's unique online services such as Money Remittence,Astrology, Courier/Delivery, Medicine Delivery and over 700 top brands. Also get products from Amazon & Ebay via Kapruka Gloabal Shop into Sri Lanka

VAT increase: SOUNDs death knell for publishers, readers

Though the Government imposed VAT (Value Added Tax) on vegetables and other e

How female change-makers are driving Sri Lanka’s energy saving platform

Saving energy has become more of a responsibility than a habit in today’s c

A dull Ramadan awaits Muslims amidst the Soaring Cost of Living

In the coming days, Muslims across the world will welcome the Holy Month of R

New wildlife underpass to curtail HEC

As of February 2024, Sri Lanka lost another 38 elephants as a result of the H

MIRROR CRICKET

More