Police Officers Station For Duty at Polling Centers Permitted to Shoot Any Individuals Engaging in Violent Behaviour Near Polling …

Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara while speaking  a pre-election interview said, that the police officers station for duty at polling centers are permitted to shoot any individuals engaging in violent behavior in any manner near or at the polling centers.

He said that as of last morning 640 complaints were received with regard to the local government election and these include complaints against incidents of assault, verbal abuse and threats.