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| Electoral Fraud was 'Organised': Abdullah |
| 2010-09-23 |
| [Tolo News] Frauds during the Afghan parliamentary polls were "organised" and will have negative consequences if not pursued, said Dr Abdullah Abdullah to reporters on Wednesday Something in Afghanistan was organized? They are improving... Dr Abdullah Abdullah, leader of the' Coalition for Change and Hope', expressing concern over widespread fraud during the elections, said Afghans have lost trust in the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) as well. Majority of the frauds were done in the country's unstable areas, especially in the Taliban controlled regions, Dr Abdullah told reporters in a press conference held in Kabul on Wednesday. The same discrepancies during the previous presidential elections were repeated in these elections, he added. The opening of polling centres in the country's insecure areas and the use of influential people's houses as polling stations, involvement of security officials in electoral fraud and forged voter cards were among the main challenges during the elections cited by Dr Abdullah. "Unfortunately the frauds were organised and were partially carried out by influential people," Abdullah said. The leader of the Coalition for Change and Hope party calling the parliamentary polls un-transparent said the ECC still has time to investigate about electoral frauds. "The consequences of an un-transparent parliamentary election in the country will be very unpleasant for the people of Afghanistan," Abdullah said. "No one should take the responsibility of widespread fraud and there is still time to regain the lost trust to some extent," he added. Mr Abdullah had claimed on Tuesday that the initial counting of votes revealed that his party members had gained considerable votes in the Afghan parliamentary elections. |
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