Bar Association reports ‘minor violations’

By Jassar Al Tahat - Aug 15,2017 - Last updated at Aug 15,2017

An election official explains the voting procedure to an elderly citizen in Amman on Tuesday (Photo by Amjad Ghsoun)

AMMAN—Head of Bar Syndicate Mazen Irsheidat has that the syndicate recorded a number of “marginal violations” through 621 observers during the electoral process of the municipal and local elections around the Kingdom.

“Some electoral committees did not take into consideration the essentials of the voting process, I cast my vote an hour ago and I saw flyers for candidates on polling stations which is a violation of the electoral silence rule”, said Irsheidat.

“Although we observed some negligence, I do not think it will affect the electoral process in general”, Irsheidat concluded.

The syndicate is one of several election watchdogs active Tuesday as Jordanian headed for polling stations to elect mayors, municipal council members and, for the first time, governorate councils that will serve as local legislatures tasked with setting developmental priorities and deciding related allocation of public funds for projects planned to serve their respective areas.

Officials have by midday reported smooth and trouble-free elections.

Rate

Bar Association reports ‘minor violations’

Aug 17,2017

AMMAN—Head of Bar Syndicate Mazen Irsheidat has that the syndicate recorded a number of “marginal violations” through 621 observers du

Teachers syndicate seeks probe in ‘financial violations’

Aug 13,2016

AMMAN — The Jordan Teachers Association's (JTA) council has asked the Cabinet to task the Audit Bureau with reviewing the syndicate's financ

Authorities arrest illegal logger ‘responsible for majority of forest violations’

Feb 05,2015

Authorities have arrested an illegal logger responsible for the majority of violations on the country’s forests in the northern governorates, a government official said on Thursday.