Sri Lanka Army raid against anti -government protest camp

Jimu Journalist Hu Xiuwen

According to Reuters on July 22, two protesters said that the Sri Lanka security forces raided an anti -government protest camp in Costapot, the capital Coronapa earlier on Friday.

On July 21, Sri Lanka's new President Virkramaxa was sworn in in Colombo (picture source: Xinhua News Agency)

According to reports, last week, Sri Lanka announced that the country entered an emergency. The previous emergency regulations have been used to give the military's power to detain and arrest protesters, and restrict the right to protests.

The Sri Lanka Parliament announced on the 20th that in the Presidential election of the parliament on the 20th, the interim President Vicramaxinha obtained half of the votes and was elected President Si. On the 21st, Vikramazinha was sworn in in Colombo.

Police stand beside the graffiti wall (picture source: Reuters)

The raid occurred the second day when the new president was sworn in. Media shots show that under the gaze of dozens of policemen, soldiers holding assault rifles tried to demolish the camp. At dawn, dozens of soldiers wearing riot equipment across the region, the rows of protest tents on both sides of the main road in front of the Presidential Secretariat were completely removed.

Protestant organizers said hundreds of security personnel surrounded the protest camp after midnight, and then removed some of them. At least 50 protesters were injured. Hospital sources said two were hospitalized.

It is reported that Sri Lanka police and military spokesperson did not immediately respond to Reuters' calls.

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