UNHCR prohibits party membership of criminal record holders

UNHCR prohibits party membership of criminal record holders

 Baghdad / Range

The Independent Electoral Commission (IHEC) announced on Wednesday that hundreds of people wanted to be eliminated from leading positions in its registered parties have been banned. And stressed that it required parties to send the names of their leaders to the Criminal Registry and the accountability and justice, for the purpose of checking "security". "The Directorate requires the registered parties to send the names of the members of the General Assembly and the Secretary General or the President for the purpose of sending them to the Department of Criminal Records in the Ministry of Interior as well," said Saad Al-Abdali, director general of the Political Affairs and Political Affairs Department of the UNHCR. For the accountability and justice for the judicial review of names. "
"Abdali said that" the Commission prevented the naming of hundreds of people wanted for the prosecution on criminal charges and administrative corruption, as well as the presence of those involved in the eradication of the Baath Party, "noting that"
The UNHCR can not ratify the name of any member of the party without the existence of a book from the competent departments on the lack of convictions on charges of dishonesty. " The official in the Commission that" there is a big difference between granting licenses to parties to exercise political work and between the nomination for elections, "stressing that" Will examine the persons nominated again in the event of designation by political parties for the purpose of security audit. "
In a related context, the Commission on the integrity of direct to take pledges from its members on the lack of candidacy in the upcoming elections and noted the receipt of pledges by a number of inspectors in the same matter, This procedure T come to ensure the independence of the Authority.
The authority said in a statement obtained (range) a copy of it, "
The head of the Commission, Hassan al-Yasiri, asked about the commitment of its advanced staff to sign a pledge not to run for the upcoming elections. "These authorities started to implement the directive by signing the pledge after the signing of the presidency of the Commission, represented by its president and vice president And the general managers in it " The Commission explained that" this action comes within the Authority's keenness on the independence of its work and remove itself and its employees from any political activity or party may call for suspicion and questioning the independence, "indicating that" the provisions of the Constitution and its effective law No. 30 Of 2011, which he referred to in Article 2. "
With regard to the public inspectors, the statement pointed out that" the President of the Commission asked them to make this pledge, which proves not to be nominated for the elections, noting that "


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