MoI can abrogate CMC poll candidates' campaign permit if they violate conditions

Every candidate for the seventh Central Municipal Council (CMC) elections shall obtain a permit from the Ministry of Interior (MoI) prior to embarking on their campaigns in accordance with the conditions set by the ministry, the Qatar News Agency has said in a report.
This is stipulated in the rules regulating the election campaign, as issued by the Minister of Interior's decision No 7 of 1998.
The MoI is entitled to abrogate the permit granted to CMC election candidates if they violate the conditions for which the permit has been given, including the provisions set forth in the said decision.
The ministry is also entitled to remove slogans, pictures, writings and other postings that violate this decision, at the expense of the violator, in a direct administrative manner.
The MoI will release the final list of candidates today, after which campaigning for the elections will begin. The campaign period will last until the stage of election silence that precedes the polling day, which is June 22.
According to the rules, a candidate's campaign cannot include any tribal or sectorial propensities.
Moreover, slogans, expressions and photographs used in the electoral campaign should not be contradictory to religious and social values of the Qatari community, while also ensuring that the campaign should never be marked by any violations against the prevalent public morals or traditions in the community.
The same rules prohibit engaging in organising and convening electoral meetings, giving speeches, placing posters, advertisements or photographs at places of worship, institutions and educational facilities, governmental buildings, buildings of public authorities, electrical or telephone poles, and inside or outside polling stations.
The rules regulating the electoral campaign also stipulate that it is not permissible to use the official emblem of the State in meetings, advertisements, electoral bulletins and posts and in all other writings and pictures used in the campaign.
Candidates shall not offend other candidates directly or indirectly or question their aptitude, instigate tribalism or sectarianism among segments of citizens, or impinge on private matters.
The rules compel candidates to remove electoral advertisements, posters and bulletins or any kind of advertisement media at their own expense once the electoral process is completed.