The Eravur police had defied a request made by the Department of
Elections to hand over the Key of the Eravur Post Office which had been
used by a ruling UPFA candidate contesting for the Eastern Provincial
Council, Campaign for Free and Fair Election (CAFFE) alleged yesterday.
CAFFE Executive Director Keerthi Tennakoon in a letter addressed to the
Commissioner of Elections Mahinda Deshapriya said that the police had
refused to hand over the key stating that it was a complex issue. The
police therefore had said that the post office could only be handed back
to the Postal Department after the provincial council election
concludes.
Mr. Tennakoon charged that this type of highhanded action clearly went
against the orders of the Assistant Commissioner of Elections Batticaloa
District, Asanga Ratnayake, who had advised the police to hand over the
key to the Postal Department on July 28.
Daily Mirror
