Senior Police officials have been called for a meeting at the Election Commission (EC) today (Oct 2), a senior Commission official said.
Matters concerning special traffic plans and security arrangements on the day of the presidential election on November 16 are to be discussed at the meeting.
The official said that between 600 - 1000 police personnel are expected to be deployed during the election.
The Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police and the Superintendent for the Western Province, Officer-in-charge of the Welikada Police division, and senior Special Task Force officers are expected to attend the meeting.
(Reporting by Damith Wickramasekara)
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
The Presidential election will be held on September 21, the Commission of Elections has decided.
The former leader of the New Sama Samaja Party (NSSP) and the New Left Front and well-known figure in left-wing politics in Sri Lanka, Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne, passed away at the age of 81.
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