Comelec destroying flash card ‘evidence’ By Marie A. Surbano 05/15/2010

CenPEG: Poll body has no right to tamper with proof for audit purposes Comelec destroying flash card ‘evidence’ By Marie A. Surbano 05/15/2010 What should be part of the body of evidence in an audit, such as Smartmatic’s faulty compact flash cards, has now been tampered with by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) through its destruction of these flash cards. The Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) yesterday called on the Comelec to stop destroying the controversial compact flash (CF) cards that malfunctioned during the May 3 final testing and sealing (FTS) procedure done in many voting areas in the country. Speaking through IT consultant Lito Averia, CenPEG said “the destruction of the remaining CF cards should be stopped and a review of their contents be done by an independent group of experts to determine the cause of the May 3 FTS errors.” The destruction of the CF cards was revealed by Comelec spokesman James Jimenez in a TV phoned-in interview last May 13.  It was at about the same time that presidential candidates have bared the many instances of probable electronic fraud that may have been committed during the May 10 polls. Jimenez was quoted as saying that the Comelec fears the CF cards might fall into the wrong hands, a reason found inexcusable by various groups.... MORE   Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100515hed1.html

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