Ministry of Interior says ready for upcoming parliamentary election – 4,000 police personnel to be distributed: Al-Hashash
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KUWAIT CITY, Nov 12, (KUNA): Director General of the General Department of Public Relations and Security Media at the Interior Ministry Adel Al-Hashash unveiled on Saturday that some 4,000 police personnel would be distributed across the country to secure the upcoming parliamentary elections slated for November 26.
Al-Hashash told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that the ministry is fully ready for the upcoming elections, adding that the security institution would spare no effort to substantiate axioms of democracy in the country and would take all necessary measures to ensure a smooth process for the elections.
He pointed out that the ministry has also made all preparations to ensure smooth fl ow of traffic and security during the election process and make sure that voters can exercise their rights at ease and select their candidates with transparency and integrity under the full supervision of the judicial body until election results come out.
Spreading
Al-Hashash said that the ministry is also taking charge of spreading awareness for candidates, their delegates and voters on the traffic and security precautions pertinent to elections, in addition to making it easy for the foreign press wishing to cover the elections.
He added that preparations for setting up a press and media center equipped with the latest media means have been completed, revealing that some 20 self-service devices have been distributed at a number of co-operative societies and commercial complexes through which voters can inquire directly about their voting information and locations of the polling centers.
He also said that the ministry has prepared short messages containing the needed measures and awareness texts pertinent to legal, traffic and security measures and coordinate with the telecommunications companies to spread the awareness messages to the voters. He concluded by saying that the ministry has facilitated a website, on the ministry’s official website, for inquiry about the voting registration information, in addition to the publication of posters containing awareness messages and billboards for the candidates in all areas, intersections and main roads.
Democratic
Meanwhile, in light of the ongoing democratic process witnessed by the country, many parents are seen accompanying their children to various electoral headquarters arranged by the candidates ahead of the parliamentary elections slated for Nov 26.
The parents believe in the importance of instilling values of belonging and loyalty to the homeland as well as enhancing their children’s cultural awareness of the genuine democratic process in the country.
And within the framework of instilling the democratic values and political upbringing, Ghalyah Talal Al-Ghannam, a young Kuwaiti journalist delivered a national poem on the importance of loyalty and love for the homeland at one of the electoral headquarters.
Such step will for sure have a positive impact on citizens on the importance of patriotism, belonging and loyalty as well as instilling values of democracy and freedom in the hearts of the young generation.
And when innocence of children blends in with eagerness for knowledge, a new generation emerges carrying the banner of freedom, success and innovation to complete the march of development and reform in a country that seeks progress and prosperity by the hands of its people.
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