Facts about voting today in Burma

by Mizzima News

Saturday, 10 May 2008 13:00

Mizzima News has found out the following facts in today while voting is in progress in many parts of the country. Voters were asked to leave the polling booths as the counting began but some of the junta's supporters were allowed to remain. Residents are forced to vote only 'Yes' (tick) votes One person can vote for the whole family (no one vote for one person system) Police and security forces standing by near pooling booths Secret voting takes place inside pooling booths No foreign and local journalists are seen in and around pooling booths People not aware of contents of the draft constitution and yet they are voting Advanced voting was done taken some days before 10 May and today voting is just a show Residents arriving at polling booths found that their votes had been cast  in advance voting (only their names and IDs were noted down) Voters are asked to tick 'Yes' by security and official staff Army gave notice to its soldiers and family members to vote 'Yes' only Voters were asked to leave when the counting began before the closure of the pooling booths though junta's supporters were allowed to count the votes. < Prev   Next >