Sri Lanka: 21,000 police officers will be deployed for provincial councils elections

By NNN-Govt Portal,

Colombo : The Department of Police will deploy 21,000 police officers on duty for the upcoming provincial council elections in the Sabaragamuwa and North Central Provinces, Police media Spokesman, SSP Rajith Gunasekara said.


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Mr. Gunasekara speaking to www.news.lk said that these officers will be positioned to ensure the security of both polling booths and at the counting centers adding that special mobile service will touch base with each center in every 30 minutes.

Additions tasks have been assigned to these officers including road checking, and attending to solve election malpractices. The department is also concerned about any post election violence that can occur in there four areas, he added.

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