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Hon. Susantha Punchinilame,— To ask the Minister of Public Order and Christian Religious Affairs,—
(a) Is he aware that a group of persons identifying themselves as election officials and a group of outsiders have entered the authorised election operations office at Mattikeli, Kandy road, Trincomalee on 04.01.2015 during the Presidential election period and behaved violently and snatched away video equipment and office equipment?
(b) Will he state, whether—
(i) the inquiry made by the persons in the office at that time from the group of persons who entered the office will be considered a disturbance to the duty of the election officers;
(ii) display of information, screening of films, making speeches or carrying out an other election propaganda activity even within authorised election offices during election time cannot be done;
(iii) the forcible entry and violent behaviour set out in the code of Criminal Procedure are not applicable to election officers who behave in the manner mentioned in (a) above; and
(iv) what steps will be taken under good governance against the officers who behaved aggressively inside the aforesaid office, took away the office equipment and went on to file a case against those who ran that office?
(c) If not, why?
Asked Date
2015-04-22
Asked by
Hon. Susantha Punchinilame, M.P.
Ministry
Public Order and Christian Religious Affairs
Legislature
Seventh Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
1
Actions of Election Officers in Trincomalee
Answered Date
2015-06-09
Answered by
Hon. John Amaratunga, M.P.
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