CaFFE receives 1159 incidents by noon [March 29 2014]

Campaign for Free and Fair Election received 1159 election related incidents from both Western and Southern Provinces by 12noon today.

Out of the lot 1106 were election law violations such as misuse of public property and illegal election propaganda whereas 53 of them were incidents of election violence. Out of this 36 cases of assault and threatening, 16 property damages and one murder case has been reported.

From the two provinces the highest number of incidents reported from Western Province which is 712, whereas 423 incidents had been reported from the Southern Province.

Colombo is the district with a highest number of incidents reported in all six districts which is 372, the CaFFE reports.