The IGP has been directed by President Mahinda Rajapakse not to deploy ‘Anti- Riot Squads’ in protests and demonstrations involving the Maha Sangha, university students and studentss in future.
President Rajapaksa said this addressing a function held to inaugurate the renovated and modernized Beruwala Fisheries Harbour that had been devastated by the tsunami in 2004.
Addressing the gathering the President said he was greatly perturbed by the recent events that took place at a protest involving the Sangha. He said ‘Anti- Riot Squads’ should only be used on grave and imminent danger situations and conditions where there were specific ‘riots’ in its true sense and the deployment of ‘riot squads’ was the only remedy and course of action available.
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