USDP breaks electoral laws at Moulmein polling stations

Mehm Aue – An eyewitness reported that members of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) broke electoral laws in Moulmein Township.

“This morning at 10am, USDP members from remote areas assembled at monasteries in Moulmein and cast their votes at the Myaing Thar Yar polling station No. 3, then went on to vote again at polling station No. 1 of Kywe Chan Gone Village,” described the witness.

According to U Ko Ko Zaw, the information officer for the National League for Democracy (NLD), USDP members also entered polling stations and enticed constituents to vote for their party’s candidates.

“Even though there is a law banning all campaign activities within 500 yards of polling stations, the USDP members convinced voters to support the party by pointing fingers and making speeches,” said U Ko Ko Zaw.

One NLD campaigner from Moulmein further explained that ballot sheets had a glossy surface.
“Some ballot slips in Moulmein constituency had wax over the candidate boxes, for the purpose of ensuring unclear marks that would invalidate the ballots,” he continued.