At least three individuals have been arrested in Batticaloa for election violations, according to PAFFREL election monitors.
One person was arrested next to a polling station in Kattankudy for making announcements into a speaker encouraging people to vote for a specific candidate. Two others were arrested in Valaichcheenai, one for attempting to vote with forged documents and another for starting a fight with other party members while telling people who to vote for.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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