PM: Thousands of securiy men failed to appear on special voting

BAGHDAD /Iraqi News Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki held the ministries of interior and defense responsible that thousands of security and military men did not cast their ballots on the special voting day on Thursday (March 4). “Thousands of security elements’ names were not included in the electoral records,” Maliki said in a press conference on Friday. Maliki criticized an attempt made by a political figure to visit a voting center yesterday after the special voting ended. He said that although blasts have occurred, the election security plan will not be changed. MH (P)/AmR 1