{"id":14594,"date":"2019-11-29T07:38:01","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T07:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/?p=14594"},"modified":"2019-11-29T07:38:01","modified_gmt":"2019-11-29T07:38:01","slug":"ceni-urges-judicial-officials-to-intervene-in-electoral-disputes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/ceni-urges-judicial-officials-to-intervene-in-electoral-disputes\/","title":{"rendered":"CENI urges judicial officials to intervene in electoral disputes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pierre Claver Kazihise, Chairman of the National Independent Electoral Commission-CENI has said judicial officials are key partners in punishing electoral infringements.<br \/>\n\u201cJudicial officials must know the content of the electoral code to impose sanctions related to the election- based conflicts,\u201d said Kazihise.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14597\" style=\"width: 522px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14597\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-14597\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/CNI-WORKSHOP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/CNI-WORKSHOP.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/CNI-WORKSHOP-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/CNI-WORKSHOP-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/CNI-WORKSHOP-600x345.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14597\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Judicial officials in a workshop organized by CENI<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It was during a workshop on electoral litigation and electoral infringements organized by the national electoral commission towards judicial officials and other stakeholders in the electoral process, this November 28.<br \/>\nPierre Claver Kazihise has said there are several offenses that may be committed in the electoral process.<\/p>\n<p>He has said voters may commit violations such as voting without the right to do so; voting more than once during a single election and going to the polls with a hidden arm.<br \/>\n\u201cThis category of voters is punished with imprisonment ranging between 15 days and 3 months with a fine ranging between BIF 200,000 and one million,\u201d said Mr. Kazihise.<\/p>\n<p>He has added that there are also sanctions established for candidates in elections. \u201cThey will not be allowed to conduct propaganda in front of polling stations or wear party badges\u201d, he said adding that they those who will be caught will be punished with an imprisonment ranging between one year and 5 years with a fine varying between BIF 800 thousand to 4 million.<br \/>\nThe CENI chairman also said sanctions are applied for its agents who modify the minutes, reveal the election secret and register voters with fake identification.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe penalties will double for state officials and agents of the provincial and communal electoral commissions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Participants in the meeting were judicial officials from local high courts and courts of appeal throughout the country. \u201cThey will, in turn, train others on the content of the electoral code\u201d , concluded the CENI Chairman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pierre Claver Kazihise, Chairman of the National Independent Electoral Commission-CENI has said judicial officials are key partners in punishing electoral infringements. \u201cJudicial officials must know the content of the electoral code to impose sanctions related to the election- based conflicts,\u201d said Kazihise. 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