Uva PC polls - 114 complaints thus far

August 29, 2014 05:38 pm

Some 114 election violation complaints were reported thus war with regard to the Uva Provincial Council polls, Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) says.

Some 84 complaints were reported from Moneragala district while 24 complaints were reported from Badulla district. There are six complaints common to both districts.

“In the last few days there has been a spike in election related violence in Moneragala and the widespread use of firearms is a great concern. CaFFE has written to the commissioner of elections and the IGP to take immediate steps to enforce election laws in the province,” the CaFFE says.

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