20 April 2022 12:51 pm Views - 2561
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today urged all citizens to refrain from violence as they protest and assured an impartial and transparent inquiry into the Rambukkana violence.
Rajapaksa, in a statement on his Twitter said Sri Lankan citizens' right to peacefully protest will not be hindered and the Police will carry out an impartial and transparent inquiry into the Rambukkana incident which led to tragedy for which he was "deeply saddened".
"I urge all citizens to refrain from violence as they protest," he said.
Sri Lankan citizens' right to peacefully protest wont be hindered. @SL_PoliceMedia will carry out an impartial & transparent inquiry re the incident at Rambukkana which led to the tragedy for which I’m deeply saddened. I urge all citizens to refrain from violence as they protest.
— Gotabaya Rajapaksa (@GotabayaR) April 20, 2022