Minister of Interior and Municipalities Bassam Mawlawi chaired a meeting of the Ministry’s Central Security Council, which was attended by a number of senior security officials and judges.

After the meeting, Minister Mawlawi said that they discussed with the attendees the completion of the security and logistical preparations for the parliamentary elections scheduled for May 15th.

The minister affirmed that there is determination and preparation for the success of the electoral process, and that he had previously held bilateral meetings with all security agencies to coordinate the plan among all security agencies.

Mawlawi also pointed out that the attendees stressed the need to prevent large gatherings that may lead to a security breach, and to stop sports activities and matches starting tomorrow, according to the circular issued previously.

On the issue of electoral silence, he said that this matter is related to the media, which is within the jurisdiction and control of the Elections Monitoring Authority, and it is not within the powers of the Minister of Interior to shut down a television station. .

“We call on the media to review the electoral law in its details and to look forward to the comprehensiveness of the paragraph that includes electoral silence,” Mawlawi said.

He concluded that all the military apparatus and forces will be ready for the election day with distributed and coordinated tasks.

Source: National News Agency