Sri Lanka is still stressful! Soldiers and police invade protest camps, retake the ground, Rajapaksa alliance sworn in as prime minister
Archyde.com reported that The situation in Sri Lanka remains tense. It was reported that in the early morning hours of July 22, hundreds of military and police commandos were deployed. Lead forces to break up camps of protesters still nestled in the Presidential Secretariat’s office. in Colombo before the protesters leave the area This has resulted in fears that President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was elected by members of parliament to be president to lead the country out of the worst economic crisis in history. will carry out a sweeping operation once morest protesters Just a day following he was sworn in.
Media footage of the incident showed soldiers and police in riot gear. armed with rifle It has demolished the protest tents that have been set up in government offices since April. As protesters rise to expel President Kothabhaya Rajapaksa and Vikram Singhe. who held the position of Prime Minister at that time retire due to anger and dissatisfaction with the wrongful administration of the Rajapaksa government As a result, some 22 million Sri Lankans face a crisis of food, fuel and medicine shortages. I myself fled the country to Singapore.
Protesters fear that a crackdown on the protesters is regarding to happen. While Vikram Singha has declared a state of emergency since July 18.
A Sri Lankan police spokesman said: Joint operations with military forces Police and Special Operations Police Participation had begun early in the morning. to recapture the Presidential Secretariat from protesters as they have no legal right to occupy the area. Nine people were arrested, of which two were injured.
Hundreds of angry protesters marched from the city’s main train station to the main protest site. Which was repossessed by soldiers and riot police
The organizers of the meeting said Security officials led a siege of the Kotta Go Gama protest camp just following midnight. before the troops demolished the camp At least 50 protesters were injured. including journalists who were beaten by officials
The protest organizers said that They already have plans to return the Presidential Secretariat’s space to the government later that followingnoon. The police said they had no information on the matter.
Meanwhile, it was reported that Dinesh Kunwattana, a senior MP who is an ally of the former president of Rajapaksa. was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Hours following soldiers and police demolished the protest camp. The remaining cabinet members are expected to take the oath of office later on the same day.
U.S. and British diplomats have voiced concern over developments taking place in Sri Lanka. and urged the Sri Lankan government to resist
