Leaked HRCM report questions Supreme Court’s election annulment
24 Oct 2013, 1:30 PM
Zaheena Rasheed
A leaked Human Rights Commission (HRCM) report obtained by Minivan News has questioned the credibility of the evidence used by the Supreme Court to annul the first round of presidential polls held on September 7.
It also says that the apex court does not have the authority to delineate guidelines for a re-vote.
The document suggests that the 16 guidelines compromise the independence of the Elections Commission (EC) by involving various state institutions and candidates in the conducting, managing, and facilitating of the elections.
A member of the HRCM has confirmed that the organization carried out an analysis of the Supreme Court verdict, but declined to comment on the report’s authenticity.
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