Election monitoring body, the People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL), has condemned the alleged attack on Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) United National Party (UNP) member Uduwaduge Sandamali by an unidentified group.
Issuing a statement, PAFFREL said that the incident had occurred on Monday when the CMC Councillor was waiting near her office.
PAFFREL pointed out that no one has the right to act against any person for sharing their political views in any area, which is a right under the Constitution of Sri Lanka.
The election monitoring body noted that this was an unfortunate incident which counters efforts to promote female participation in governance.
As such, PAFFREL called on the authorities to immediately arrest the suspects involved in the incident, irrespective of their status, and to initiate legal action. (Newswire)
