Monitors say will probe north threats

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The foreign election monitors from Asia who are in town for Thursday’s presidential election yesterday said they will look into the complaints they had received on an alleged plan to prevent the Northern people from voting once they visit the area today.

The represents of the Forum for Election Monitoring Bodies of South Asia (FEMBOSA) and the Association of Asian Election Authorities (AAEA) told a media briefing that they have received complains on deploying road blocks in the North from several candidates contesting the election whom they have already met.
The two groups of monitors have met several candidates including the two main ones as of last afternoon.

The Team Leader of the monitors from AAEA Dr. Shahabuddin Yaquoob told the briefing that they have received several complaints on the North but they will have to determine the accuracy once they visit the area. “We will have to take action based on our observances when we visit the North,” Dr. Yaquoob said responding to a question raised by the journalists.

Dr. Yaquoob said he himself would visit the North today.

Team Leader from FEMBOSA Neel Kantha Uprety said his team and the team from AAEA will spread out to all district when engaging in monitoring activities and would also correspond with the local monitors.

He said they will publish a report on the election on January 10th. “We will have to publish our report only on the 10th as we believe that the counting will go on till late on November 9th,” he said. Also he assured that they will focus on counting as well.

The team from FEMBOSA comprises 32 members from India, Pakistan, Maldives, Nepal, Bagaladesh and Butan while the team from AAEA comprises 23 members from countries such as Indonesia, Mongolia, Afghanistan, Kyrgyz and Kazakhstan. (Yohan Perera)

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CITIZEN Monday, 05 January 2015 10:48 AM

What effect will their Report have if serious injustice, fraud, foul play are highlighted as by the time the Report is released the winner will be announced? If, whoever the winner is responsible for such activities, will the Election Commissioner nullify the results of the poll???????

Kanthi Monday, 05 January 2015 10:53 AM

Govt. will try to stop high voter turnout in North

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