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27th January 2010
BY HAND, FAX &
REGISTERED POST
Mr. Dayananda Dissanayake
Elections Commissioner
Department of Elections
Sarana Mawatha,
Rajagiriya
Dear Mr. Dissanayake,
I wish to bring to your urgent attention the concerns voiced by
voters and shared by CMEV with regard to the counting process of votes
in the 26 January 2010 Presidential Election and the announcement of the
results.
In particular, we have received information regarding disruption of
the counting process including physical assault of counting officers and
agents of the principal opposition candidate in Anuradhapura,
Polonnaruwa, Kurunegala and Matale. The informants insist on anonymity
in the interests of their personal security and I am therefore,
regrettably unable to furnish you with further details of their
complaints and concerns at this moment.
Consequently, I am writing to request you to, as a matter of the
utmost priority, publicly acknowledge and address voter concerns and
doubts about the integrity of the electoral process and in particular,
the process of counting and release of results, before you make the
official announcement of the final result.
Please be assured of my cooperation
Thanking you.
Yours sincerely
……………………………………………………….
DR. PAIKIASOTHY SARAVANAMUTTU
CO-CONVENOR