Myanmar poll rigging charge 'sham': state press
- Published: 9 May 2012 at 13.48
- Online news: Asia
Myanmar state media on Wednesday said claims of ballot tampering made by Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party during landmark recent by-elections were found to be "groundless" by an official probe.
This file photo shows an Election Commision official showing a rejected ballot paper with all boxes marked during counting at a polling station in Yangon, on April 1. State media on Wednesday said claims of ballot tampering made by Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party during landmark recent by-elections were found to be "groundless" by an official probe.
Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) had alleged that the check box for its candidates on ballot sheets in several towns had been covered in wax which could be rubbed off later to cancel the vote.
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