COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ministry of Public Security said that investigations are underway to identify the members of the organized extremist group that was involved in the Mirihana protest on Thursday (31) night.Public Security Minister Rear Admiral (Retd) Dr.
Sarath Weerasekara told News 1st that protesting is a democratic right of the people, however, that does not mean that one can set vehicles on fire and cause damage to property.He said that those responsible for such incidents will be identified and will be brought before the law.“We are aware that the people are facing a crisis with regard to gas, fuel, electricity etc.
Such acts will not solve those crises,” he said adding that it is disturbing to see people wait in line for days and weel for those essentials.Public Security Minister Rear Admiral (Retd) Dr.
Sarath Weerasekara told News 1st that the unruly acts were committed by a group of extremists, and investigations are underway to determine if it involves religious extremism or terrorism.PMD Statement : The President’s Media Division announced on Friday (1) that an organized group of extremists were among those who were protesting at Jubilee Post, Nugegoda.The statement noted that the group acted in an unruly manner, and noted that this group armed with iron clubs, machetes, and sticks, had provoked the protesters and marched towards the President’s residence in Pengiriwatte, Mirihana.The President’s Media Division in a statement noted that most of those who acted in a violent manner were arrested, and it was identified that a majority of them were an organized group of extremists.They have spearheaded the campaign calling for an Arab Spring in Sri Lanka.The President’s Media Division also said that those who.