On 28 September, iNEWS (KSS — affiliated) captioned Babil governorate council member Muhammad al-Mansuri as saying council members had been threatened to choose the current governor. The channel also captioned him as challenging the legality of the session that selected Governor Ali Turki. These are al-Mansuri’s allegations as presented in the captions; the silent video frames do not establish that threats occurred.
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated28 Sept, 23:25
“Al-Mansuri: the session electing the current Babil governor was illegal and violated internal rules.”
المنصوري: جلسة انتخاب محافظ بابل الحالي غير قانونية ومخالفة للنظام الداخلي
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated28 Sept, 23:40
“Al-Mansuri: Babil governorate council members were threatened into choosing the current governor.”
المنصوري: أعضاء مجلس محافظة بابل تعرضوا للتهديد لاختيار المحافظ الحالي
a court decision on the election session, council members’ accounts of the vote, or a named response to al-Mansuri’s allegation by 5 October; any of these moves this file.