26 arrested during voting period

<p>Ruwan Gunasekara, a spokesman for the Sri Lankan police have reported that 26 people have been arrested for violating election laws during the voting period.</p> <p>Gunasekara claims that this has been a relatively peaceful election and reports that;</p> <blockquote><p> “Among the arrested, eight were nabbed for taking photos of the ballot papers while 18 were arrested for roaming near polling centers". </p></blockquote> <p>He further states that;&nbsp;</p> <blockquote><p> “25,700 police officers are on duty countrywide while 3,000 police officers are on mobile services,” </p></blockquote> <p>For more information read the Daily Mirror reporting <a href="http://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking_news/26-arrested-during-voting-perio…">here.</a></p>