September 19, Colombo (LNW): The People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) has received 1,618 complaints corresponding to the period of July 26 – September 18, 2024 related to election law violations, a statement released by the election watchdog disclosed.
These complaints detail sixty eight (86) occurrences of violence, including six (06) severe assaults, ten (10) assaults, sixteen (16) incidents related to threatening and intimidation, and thirty one (31) occurrences of vandalism targetting political offices, the statement read.
The PAFFREL also revealed that eighty eight (88) occurrences of public property misuse, including the usage of government-owned vehicles for election campaigning, pressuring of public servants, and arbitrary involvement of public servants for election campaigning, have occurred during this period.
