Asadullah Saadati, the running mate of Abdullah Abdullah has said that attempts are being to commit systematic fraud in presidential elections.

Speaking during a press a press conference earlier today, Saadati said they did not have good news from the Independent Election Commission as the process is being taken forward in a ‘devious’ manner.

Saadati further added that the Stability and Partnership team has been emphasizing that the non-biometric votes are not fundamental as per the procedures of the election commission.

However, he said the commission started scanning the ballots and entry of its results into the system under the pretext of protecting the documents.

Insisting that the approach is an attempt to commit a systematic fraud, Saadat said the Stability and Partnership team has a stance which is principled and legal and is in line with the national and international agreements as the election commission is not authorized to enter the invalid votes into the system.

In other parts of his speech, Saadati claimed that the Stability and Partnership team has plenty of documents which prove the level of systematic fraud.

Saadat also added that they would use all means to defend the votes of the people if the commission did not act as per the law, claiming that there are indications that certain circles within the election commission are collaborating with one of the electoral teams.