MISUSE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY ON THE RISE ON THE LAST DAY OF CAMPAIGNING- CaFFE Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) has received 424 election related complaints by midnight yesterday (17,) the last day of campaigning before the September 20 Uva Provincial Council election. CaFFE has received 305 complaints from Moneragala district and 100 from Badulla. There were 19 complaints common to both districts. There were 24 instances of election law violations yesterday including complaints of misuse of public property, using PA systems without approval. There were many reports that government buildings were used for holding election meetings, using SLTB buses for propaganda and distributing goods. Many unmarked vehicles, including vehicles with fake and garage number plates, were deployed in both Badulla and Moneragala yesterday. A photo attached herewith shows such a vehicle passing a police checkpoint established specially for elections while policemen looked on. CaFFE has continuously complained of this vehicles used by United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) candidate Vadiwel Suresh and was given huge media publicity. This shows the extent of the breakdown of the rule of law in Badulla. An unmarked vehicle was also present during the election rally yesterday where an accident led to the death of one UPFA supporter and injured 24 others in Bandarawela. Supporters of UPFA candidate Chamara Sampath Dasanayake had stabbed a person who opposed the pasting of stickers on a school bus at Mathetinna, Bandarawela. The victim has been hospitalized and two suspects were arrested. Meanwhile a group of Democratic Party supporters who attended a rally in Diyatalawa were threatened. Over 60 SLTB buses were deployed in Moneragala for transporting UPFA supporters. A library at Inginiyagala that belongs to Dambagalle Pradesheeya Sabha, was closed and an election meeting was held. CaFFE is heartened by the six days of peace in Moneragala. 64 complaints of election related violence was reported from Moneragala and 15 from Badulla. Media Unit - CaFFE September 18, 2014 Link: caffesrilanka.org/News-4a-9839-2.html Source: caffesrilanka © SF l Online Media
Posted on: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 14:53:54 +0000
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