Suspected employee leaking "sensitive documents" set off a crisis within the Electoral Commission

Suspected employee leaking "sensitive documents" set off a crisis within the Electoral Commission


 Baghdad / Adam Jubouri

 Chairman of the Board of Commissioners tells the extent of how his office turned to the "boxing ring"

revealed high - level sources from within the Electoral Commission, yesterday, about the backgrounds of the fight that broke out between a calculated senior official at the Supreme Council, and an employee belongs to the Sadrist movement.
The melee broke out , on Wednesday, after only one day of the parliament 's vote on the lack of conviction of answers to the Board of Commissioners during the interrogation adopted by the Sadrist MP Magda Tamimi.
According to leaks from within the Commission, the employee, who assaulted the director, he headed an important part in the body, and is suspected of leaking documents Her questioning of the deputy , which in turn , denied knowledge of the employee.
He favored one vote, in a secret vote, the camp is not convinced answers the Board of Commissioners. Out of 252 deputies who attended the session, 119 deputies voted against the Commission, compared with 118 in its favor, while 15 deputies preferred to retain the white ballot papers.
Parliament will wait for another week, in order to provide her questioning a request to withdraw confidence from the Commission , together with the signing of 50 deputies.

Print a draft appeal
and surprised public opinion, on Wednesday, a statement of the Commission reveals the circumstances of the attack, took place inside its headquarters in the Green Zone, the employee claimed affiliation to the Liberal bloc, against the head of the electoral administration and Wael al - Waeli, a close associate of the Supreme Council.
He told a senior UNHCR official, was at the scene, the details of the quarrel. As it confirmed that an employee who attacked Waeli belongs to the Sadrist movement, and is believed to be behind the leak of information to the MP Magda Tamimi interviewer.
Senior official, who spoke (range) on condition of anonymity, confirmed that "Waeli staff said after questioning that he will not be able to prevent the diversion of documents from the Commission because of the presence of smart mobiles, but he will be punished by holding him already in the act in accordance with legal procedures."
The statement caused Waeli nervously held a meeting later in the office of Commission President Serbest Mustafa, where a melee broke out there.
The official familiar with the saying , " The meeting was progressing normally, as sent behind the employee who serves as head of consulting and complaints department to put the final touches on the appeal of what happened in the interrogation session of parliament."
The Electoral Commission announced on Thursday for filing an appeal to the Federal Supreme Court on the mechanism of the parliament 's vote on the lack of conviction answers board.
Continued the official source said , "he asked Waeli from the department head that prints the final draft of the paper appeal, what was the last , but that erupts and the insults and verbal abuse tends to hit its director , " stressing that the head of the electoral district came out of the meeting wound in his cheek and bruising to the face.
The attention of the senior official that " the employee aggressor he never raised the problem or objected to the meeting of more than 4 years, the period of his presence in the Commission , " noting that " the employee was upset by the stabbing Commission due to belonging to the same cluster , which took over the interrogation."
But MP Magda Tamimi, a member of the Liberal bloc and her parliamentary interrogation, denied (range) yesterday, the knowledge of the employee who assaulted the head of the electoral administration, also denied to meet him.
And Izzat al - Tamimi quarrel within the Commission to "tension and tension experienced by members of the Commission because of the proximity of their loss of positions, money and deputations." She added that a member of the Liberal bloc , "Commissioners will extend losses to their families, where each official appoints a number of members of his family next to him in the Commission."

President of the Commission in the room
turn of the Electoral Commission Chairman of the Board of Serbest Mustafa surprised at what happened in his office on Wednesday, describing the attack as a "unique case".
He added Mustafa, in a statement to (range) yesterday, "I do not intend to talk in what happened, but it became a melee in front of me in my office."
The Chairman of the Board of Commissioners continued , "Let one department heads to attend a meeting with us, one day after the questioning session of the Commission, and without introductions or even threats and insults heaped then beaten on the head of the election administration."
He said the Kurdish official said , "Waeli did not provoke the employee and it was nice and polite with him." Pointing out that " the cause of the melee was very simple," without mentioning it. He added , "It was not worth the insults and beatings."
President of the Commission ruled out to be behind the incident " for political or personal purposes , " and expressed his belief that " the employee was tense and tired."
He revealed Serbest Mustafa on the transfer of employee aggressor to a commission of inquiry to collect testimonies of witnesses to the incident.
But the official familiar said , "Waeli filed a lawsuit in the courts outside the Commission to sue the employee, and that the medical report confirmed due to injuries caused by beatings."

Quorum of the vote
from the other side, it was ( the official book) who blew up the problem within the Commission, talking about a legal violation was to vote on the answers to the President of the Commission mechanism.
The official said the Commission " The Commission believes that the Council vote on the answers you need a mechanism to check the majority Albestih, half plus one, which did not happen in a session last Tuesday."
According to the official source said : " The meeting recorded the presence of 252, the simple majority of the number of attendees was supposed to be 126 deputies." He pointed out, "no conviction got this quorum and lack of conviction, as the first got 118 votes to 119".
For his part , says Hassan Turan, a member of the Legal Committee, said that " a session where the lack of conviction is not legal reproach."
He explained Tauran, in a statement (term) yesterday that the "majority calculated on the number of correct papers, where there were papers had been destroyed and some deputies kept the vote."
The Legal Committee member , said "the quorum at the meeting was considered accrued 252, and when the vote on the Commission answers, the quorum of half plus one considered accrued, where he tipped not convinced on the convinced one voice."
In turn , says MP Magda Tamimi that " the vote was true, and it happened on the lack of conviction and not on the conviction, and taking the highest number of votes."
Tamimi denied so far submitted signatures to determine the dismissal of the Commission session, to the presidency of the parliament.
The office of the parliament speaker Salim al - Jubouri denied, on Thursday, received the presidency of the parliament , "any signatures regarding the dismissal of the Electoral Commission."
Tamimi confirmed that it hesitated to submit signatures "because of the request of a number of MPs adding their names to the list , " asserting that the signatures exceeded the 50 signatures required, noting that it collected signatures within minutes. Tamimi and likely to provide a list of signatures during the Saturday session.

A political vacuum
in the meantime, the Commission warned of Shell 's political life if they were sacked, noting that this would disrupt the work of parties license.
The statement quoted an official source in the election commission, seen by (term) yesterday, saying , " In response to the questions and inquiries received by them regarding many of its plans and that the occurrence of any vacuum in the work of UNHCR and for any reason will contribute to stop granting licenses to political parties."
The source added , saying " the fact that those parties have submitted applications to the circle of parties and political organizations and cut off the legal term for it , " asserting that " the granting of the license requires the Board of Commissioners approval which is within the powers granted to him by law." The statement pointed to the presence of 130 applications in advance of the circle of parties, along with 78 applications in progress, revealing the granting of incorporation leave for 41 political parties.


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