CENTRE FOR MONITORING ELECTION VIOLENCE ue;sjrK m%pKavl%shd ksÍCIK uOHiA:dkh NjHjy; td;Kiwfisf; fz;fhzpg;gjw;fhd epiyak; FINAL REPORT ON ELECTION RELATED VIOLENCE AND MALPRACTICES PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION - 2010 8TH APRIL 2010 All rights reserved (c) Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) Material from this publication may be used with acknowledgement given to the CMEV. ISBN 978-955-1655-66-2 Foe further Information please contact: Centre for Policy Alternatives 24/2, 28th Lane, Off Flower Road, Colombo 07. Sri Lanka. Tel:+94 11 2565304-6 Fax: +94 114714460 E-mail:
[email protected] Web: www.cpalanka.org Printed on: October 2010 Compiled By: D.M.Dissanayake, National Coordinator CMEV Contents Page No Executive Summary 01 - 05 Financial Report for General Election 2010 06 - 09 Pre - Election Monitoring 10 - 46 Pre - Election Photographs 11 Summary of Misuse of State Resources 12 - 14 Incidents of Pre - Election Violence Highlighted in the Media Communiques 15 - 23 Incidents of Intra - Party Violence during the Election campaign period 24 - 27 Incidents related to the marking of Postal Votes 28 - 32 Letters written to the Election Commissioner - Misuse of Public Property 33 - 34 Special Media Release on Voter Concerns 35 - 36 Pre- Election Tabulation Figures 37 - 40 Pre-Election Charts according to Tabulation Figures 41 - 44 Photographs of CMEV Training Work Shops and Public Interest Media Campaign 45 - 46 Contents Page No Election Day Monitoring 47 - 84 Photographs taken on the Election Day 48 Election Day Final Press Release