NEC’s verification is questioned by NGO

The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) yesterday raised concerns over the ongoing election results verification process, saying the manner in which it was carried out makes it almost meaningless as a tool to check returns. From Saturday to Tuesday, the National Election Committee carried out its verification process, cross-checking totals against figures provided by local election committees. But the CCHR and other monitors called the process virtually meaningless, noting that original recordings from polling stations were not counted. Instead, the body checked commune figures against the total. “NEC failed to provide the original results forms from each polling station and instead re-counted secondary figures that were collected in a printed Excel sheet,” reads the statement from CCHR. …

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