The Program for the Protection of Public Resources (PPPR), the election monitoring arm of Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL), said that 55% of all complaints referred to the PPPR relate to the misuse of fixed and movable assets, human resources and media belonging to the State. A further 15% relate to illegitimate inducements being offered to voters, PPPR noted.
“Due to many local authorities not being constituted for over two years, the political grip on local government authority resources appears to have weakened. However, abuse of central government resources, such as the use of ministerial vehicles at campaigns continues to prevail”, TISL Executive Director Asoka Obeyesekere added.
Despite such abuses, Transparency International said that they commend the authorities including the Elections Commission of Sri Lanka for taking swift action in the case of several incidents reported to TISL by their district observers and members of the public.
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