Saturday, January 20, 2018

JVP intervention against harassment of Northern candidates by intelligence divisions fruitful

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The Election Commission has taken action regarding a complain made by the National Organizer of the JVP Parliamentarian Bimal Rathnayaka in connection with the harassment of candidates contesting the local government election in the Northern Province. According to Mr. Rathnayaka’s complaint officers of intelligence divisions visit residences of the candidates who have forwarded their nominations for the election from the North to collect information regarding them and their families.

The Chairman of the Elections Commission has written to Mr. Bimal Rathnayaka stating that he had informed the IGP and the DIGP in charge of administration and the elections section to immediately stop collecting personal information of the candidates.