M7 Print denies use of 'chemicals' in printing ballot papers
Reports surfaced that the ballot papers were printed with a certain chemical that 'will erase all marks'
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M7 Print has denied allegations that that chemicals were used in the printing of the ballot papers for Sunday’s presidential election.
While reports surfaced that the ballot papers were printed with a certain chemical that will erase all marks, M7 Print’s owner Abdul Sattar dismissed these reports in an interview to RaajjeTV on Friday night.
Giving his ‘personal assurance’ that there will be no such with issues with papers printed by M7, Sattar further noted that he doubts that the Elections Commission (EC) will do anything to the ballot papers with such a short time left for election day.
Furthermore, he said that he does not believe that there is such a chemical in the world, but noted that people should pay heed to the pens used in casting their votes.
“If marks of the ballot paper are erased, it will be because of the pen. Such pens have been invented,” added Sattar.
He further said that they were awarded the project after being evaluated, and that the ballot papers were printed using material from an Australian company.
Sattar also noted that the papers contain ‘more security features mentioned in the Elections Commission’s bid document’.
He further reiterated that that additional ballot papers were not printed, adding that a total of 264,756 ballot papers were printed for the presidential election.
EC had previously revealed that 264,756 ballot papers had been printed on September 19, which is 2,621 more than the required 262,135 for eligible voters.
