Sealed docs our call: council
The Constitutional Council yesterday said it has the power to order the National Election Committee to open the sealed documents monitors say could prove election irregularities, but stopped short of saying it would actually do so. Election monitors have called on the NEC to open documents inside its sealed “Safety Package A” – a collection of ballots and primary polling station count forms – in order to properly cross check them against official results. But the NEC has refused to do so, saying counts prepared at higher levels are accurate enough and there has not been sufficient evidence to open the sealed documents. In a statement released yesterday, the council said it “can decide [to order] the NEC to open some Security Packages A to make a verification”. On Saturday, the NEC wrapped its investigation into election irregularities, deeming complaints moot, while the higher body is continuing to investigate. …
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