A former parliamentarian has turned himself in to the Public Prosecution after a decision was issued to arrest him for conducting by-election of the 2023 National Assembly elections in the fourth constituency.
An informed source told Al-Qabas that the Public Prosecution is continuing its investigations into the case and is expected to issue its decision against the accused after the completion of the investigations, which will begin shortly.
The Ministry of the Interior had arrested several people from the fourth constituency for taking part in the primary and referred them to the Public Prosecution a few days ago despite the continuous warnings from the concerned authorities against holding primaries that contradict the rule of law and violate equal opportunities in the electoral process.
The Public Prosecution has warned that whoever organizes or participates in by-elections or calls for holding primaries shall be punished by imprisonment for a period not exceeding 5 years and a fine of no less than 2,000 dinars and not more than 5,000 dinars.
Primaries which are believed to be common choose one or more candidates to contest the election from among the members of a particular tribe or sect.
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