8 October 2022 12:00 am Views - 76
By Sandun A. Jayasekera
The government would not hesitate to introduce additional laws and regulations if and when necessary despite the withdrawal of regulations issued to set up eight High-Security Zones (HSZ) in Colombo to restraint recurrence of what the government called ‘acts of terrorism’ a minister said.
In response to Daily Mirror when asked at a news briefing held at the Information Department as to why no action has been taken against the Defence Secretary, General Kamal Gunaratne and Public Security Minister Tiran Alles who have dragged the government and President Ranil Wickremesinghe in particular and the country at large into an extremely embarrassing position by issuing a gazette notification under the provisions of the outdated “Official Secrets Act of 1955’ to set up HSZ, Mass Media, Highways and Transport Minister Bandula Gunawardana said the country faced more embarrassment domestically and globally when an innocent lawmaker was beaten to death in a beastly manner on the highway and dozens of houses, personal property and vehicles of government ministers worth millions of rupees came under arson attack on May 9.