Puttalam Asst. Elections Commissioner transferred as investigation begins
September 27, 2013 09:05 am
The Puttalam
Assistant Elections Commissioner, Sumith Chandana has been transferred to the
Colombo Elections Secretariat until authorities complete the investigation on
the three bags of marked ballot papers found in a counting centre in Puttalam.
Samantha Jayasingha
has been appointed as a temporary replacement until the investigation is
complete.
The CID took several
statements from several persons regarding the ballot papers that were found at
St. Andrew’s College in Puttalam following the Provincial Council election.
The Elections
Commissioner has requested the Ministry of Public Administration to appoint a
committee to look into the matter.
