Afghan incumbent president Hamid Karzai's main rival Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday said that a big fraud is underway to affect the outcome of the country's recently held presidential election.
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Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah speaks during a news conference in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Aug. 23, 2009. Afghan incumbent president Hamid Karzai's main rival Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday said that a big fraud is underway to affect the outcome of the country's recently held presidential election.[Zabi Tamanna/Xinhua] |
"We would not accept the outcome of the election if the process is not transparent and rather we would take legal action," Abdullah told a news conference here.
He further said that in some provinces authorities have forced voters to use their franchise in favor of a particular presidential candidate.
Giving example, he added that, Abdul Razaq the chief of Border Police in Spinboldak district of Kandahar province on the voting day intimidated people to vote for a certain candidate.
Afghanistan's second presidential election in the post-Taliban country was held amid Taliban threat on Thursday but the outcome has yet to be made public.
Hajji Deen Mohammad, the chief of the sitting Karzai's campaign, according to media reports, claimed days ago that incumbent president is in lead and would be reelected while Abdullah's spokesman Fazal Sangcharaki rejected the claim.
However, both Karzai and Abdullah while having meeting with Richard Holbrooke, the US top envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Saturday promised they would not persuade their supporters for street violence if lost in the race.
(Xinhua News Agency August 24, 2009)
