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Low voter turnout in Basra provincial council elections

Contrary to early election numbers

Low voter turnout in Basra provincial council elections

BASRA, December 18 — Polling centers in Basra reported low voter turnout Monday, with just 19 percent of the electorate casting ballots, in contrast to the turnout for early voting on Saturday.

Adeed Abdulbaqi, media department head for Basra’s electoral commission, told 964, “The voter turnout rate in the morning  was 19 percent, and we expect it to increase in the coming hours.”

Hala Abdulameer, Supervisor of the Bashair Election Center, said, “The numbers are very low, and the turnout is weak, contrary to what we observed in the special voting, where the turnout was very high. We hope the percentage increases for the success of the electoral process.”

Man arrested for killing and hiding victim’s body in car trunk in Anbar

Members of Iraq's security forces

'Financial dispute'

Man arrested for killing and hiding victim’s body in car trunk in Anbar

ANBAR — Anbar’s Criminal Investigation Unit arrested a man on Wednesday who hid the body of his victim in the trunk of his car near the Albu Diab road in the Al-Jazeera area.

Authorities also seized the murder weapon, identified as a “Colombian pistol”, and the suspect “confessed” to committing the crime due to a “financial dispute,” without providing details about the nature of the dispute.

In a statement, the unit announced that after receiving information about a murder in the Al-Jazeera area, a team from the Ramadi Criminal Investigation Division and forensic experts responded immediately to the scene.

“Upon arrival, officers found a vehicle, and upon searching it, they discovered a body in the trunk,” the statement continued.

An examination of the body revealed a head injury. “A task force was formed to investigate, and through gathering information, reviewing surveillance footage, and coordinating with the Anbar Intelligence and Counterterrorism Directorate, the perpetrator of the crime was apprehended in less than 20 hours,” the statement read.

The murder weapon was recovered along with three spent bullet casings. “He confessed to committing the murder over a financial dispute,” the statement read.