Arrest of a Person in Possession of Personal IDs and Money for Offering Electoral Bribes in Al-Qassaseen
Arrest of a person in possession of personal IDs and money for offering electoral bribes in Al-Qassaseen district, Ismailia.
SUMMARY
Security forces in Ismailia arrested a person caught offering electoral bribes in the Al-Qassaseen district, seizing personal IDs and money intended for distribution to voters. Legal measures were taken, and the Public Prosecution is investigating. This incident is part of the monitoring of the runoff round in the parliamentary elections covering 55 districts across 13 governorates.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Arrest of a person with personal IDs and money for offering electoral bribes in Al-Qassaseen district, Ismailia.
- The Public Prosecution took over the investigation after legal procedures were implemented.
- The runoff round includes 55 electoral districts in 13 governorates with 202 candidates competing.
CORE SUBJECT
Arrest of a suspect for offering electoral bribes in parliamentary elections
The security forces of the Ismailia Security Directorate arrested a person for offering electoral bribes to encourage citizens to vote for a certain candidate in the parliamentary elections in the Al-Qassaseen district of Ismailia.
The security services responsible for securing an electoral committee in the Al-Qassaseen Police Center district in Ismailia managed to apprehend a person near the district, in possession of personal ID cards belonging to some citizens and sums of money intended to be distributed to voters when they visit the polling stations, to persuade them to vote for a specific candidate.
This action comes as part of monitoring the electoral process.
Legal procedures were taken, and the Public Prosecution assumed the investigation.
The runoff round is being held in 55 electoral districts distributed across 13 governorates, with 202 candidates competing, including 84 party candidates and 118 independent candidates, to win 101 seats in the House of Representatives. This follows 40 candidates securing their seats in the first round, alongside the conclusion of competition in 18 electoral districts during the same round.
The second phase of the elections includes the governorates of Cairo, Qalyubia, Dakahlia, Menoufia, Gharbia, Kafr El Sheikh, Sharqia, Damietta, Port Said, Ismailia, Suez, North Sinai, and South Sinai.
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MENTIONED ENTITIES 3
Ismailia Security Directorate
🏛️ OrganizationThe security authority that arrested the suspect
Al-Qassaseen District
📍 Location_CityThe electoral district where the incident occurred
Public Prosecution
🏛️ OrganizationThe authority that took over the investigation of the case