Sri Lanka, Nov. 1 -- Anybody found guilty of sharing photos of his or her marked ballot paper on social media platforms such as Facebook, would be sentenced to a minimum of three years' imprisonment, Elections Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya warned.

As the postal vote commenced yesterday, Deshapriya said he had already come across instances where public officers had shared the photo of their marked ballot paper on Facebook violating the election laws.

Speaking at a press conference at the Media Centre of the Elections Secretariat in Rajagiriya yesterday, Deshapriya said this practice must stop immediately, adding that it was illegal and that the Commission has issued directives against it. He stressed that action would also be ta...