Over 500 election-related complaints during past week

• Over 480 related to violation of election laws
• 12 complaints connected to election violence

The Election Commission has received over 500 complaints in the past week, with the majority of them relating to the violation of election laws.

The complaints have been received by the EC as well as its district offices, the Election Commission revealed yesterday.

Four hundred and eighty-five of the complaints relate to election law violations while 12 are linked to election violence. There were another 16 complaints which were not categorised by the Election Commission.

The commission said it would inquire into the complaints and direct police to take appropriate action.