Detainees’ special voting witnessed many violations – MP

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Lawmaker Shatha al-Ibosi of the Iraqi Accord Front (IAF) said that big violations took place today during the special voting of security forces servicemen, detainees, and hospitalized people. “When detainees were numbered under 400, they were prevented from voting under the pretext that a polling box’s size is 400 voters,” al-Ibosi told IraqiNews.com news agency. “At al-Adala detention center in Kadhimiya, detainees were prevented from voting under the pretext that they do not have food stuff cards,” she said, adding “how will these detainees be able to access their food stuff cards while they are in prison?” “We also received a number of petitions over the phone from organizations that monitor the electoral process,” she explained. “We will inform the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) and the United Nations (UN) of all of these violations,” she proceeded. “We will summon the high ranking officials of the IHEC in case these violations were not amended,” she noted. MH (S)/SR 1