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Post-election rallies and parades prohibited for up to a week

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Police Legal Division Director SSP Ruwan Gunasekara, said that rallies and parades are banned until a week after the results of the parliamentary elections are announced.

He said, “according to Sections 69 and 70 of the Parliamentary Elections Act” the ban has been enacted to “maintain peace after the election.”

Gunasekara urged the public to respect those laws and maintain peace during the post-election period, adding that action will be taken to non-compliers.

He warned that the offense is punishable by up to two years’ imprisonment and a loss of voting rights in a parliamentary election within seven years from the date of the offense.

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Earlier today, Sri Lankan police officers and armed Special Task Force troops attacked Tamils in Jaffna, as they gathered outside Jaffna Central College where a recount took place.

The military has been deployed extensively in the North-East for the elections despite multiple calls against it prompted by the public’s concerns of their intrusive intimidation and surveillance.

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