39 to be charged over non-disclosure of financial statements: EC

Elections Commission (EC) on Thursday announced that a case was forwarded to the Prosecutor General's Office to file charges against 39 candidates who did not submit financial statements detailing their campaign expenses for the parliamentary elections held on April 6.

While a total of 386 parliamentary candidates contested in the elections, the deadline to submit financial statements expired on April 28 at 0000 hours.