- 54 complaints of violence & 119 Electoral law violations to Police
Police Media Spokesperson, Deputy Inspector General of Police Nihal Thalduwa said that 22 suspects have been arrested to date for their involvement in illegal activities pertaining to the upcoming Presidential Election.
Speaking in a press conference on Wednesday (4), he also reported that the Police has seized four vehicles in connection with these activities.
He further stated that the Police has received a total of 173 Election-related complaints. Accordingly, those are categorised as complaints related to acts of violence and complaints related to election law violations. As of yesterday evening, 119 complaints related to election law violations and 54 complaints related to acts of violence have been reported while 22 persons have been arrested and four vehicles have been seized, Thalduwa said.