Saddam eligible, but can not vote for technical reasons: Report
Saddam Hussein and his senior aides detained in Iraq have the right to vote in Sunday's elections but they cannot cast their ballots for technical reasons, an election official was quoted as saying Wednesday.
"Legally, former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and his aides have the right to vote as long as they are not on trial ... But they can't stand as candidates because they are being prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity," Abdel Hussein al-Hindawi, president of the electoral commission charged with organising the elections told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper.
However, Saddam and his aides "cannot" exercise their right to vote because the election commission does not have the time or the means to set up ballot boxes in prisons, he added.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. "Due to time constraints, the commission cannot install ballot boxes to allow prisoners to take part in the elections," Hindawi said.
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