Due to participation in the protests, the Secretary -General of the Sri Lanka Teacher Trade Union Joseph Stalin was arrested by the police

According to foreign media such as the Peninsula TV Station, on Wednesday, local time, the Secretary -General of the Sri Lanka Teacher Trade Union Joseph Stalin was arrested in the office of the capital Colombo.

Joseph Stalin Tu Source: Foreign Media

It is reported that Stalin resigned in former Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa on July 14. Since taking office on July 20, the new President Laenier Wicker Masinger has been arrested in the country.

Sri Lanka's official arrest reason was that he participated in a large -scale protest march on May 28. The purpose of the parade was to ask the government to resign due to economic collapse. Police told reporters at the arrest site that Stalin was accused of violating the court order. According to the New York Times, when was taken away by the police, Stalin said in a video posted on social media: "The right to protest is a democratic right, what crime did I commit it? Am I stole public funds or murdered?"

The Peninsula TV reported that the new president Verchamasinha's union affairs consultant and former unified Kuomintang member Saman Rathnapriya also participated in the protest on May 28, and Victorma Xinqa is the first of the Kuomintang Party.

Victormazinha. Picture source: Visual China

The convener of the Sri Lanka Trade Coordination Center Ravi Kumudesh said: "Obviously, not only the Kuomintang supports the protests that occurred on May 28 as a political party, it also received Victor Marinha Clear support. If Stalin committed sin, Laenier (that is, the new president) obviously also committed the same sin and should be arrested. "

This is not the first time that the Sri Lankan authorities have arrested Stalin. Last July, the Rajapaksa government arrested him. Victor Minda also warned that Stalin's arrest would cause "serious consequences".

Curdos said: "After that arrest for a whole year, Lamnil, who had warned the" serious consequences ", did the same thing as the former president." He also accused Victor who came to power because of the protests. Lemicha "trying to create a crisis to continue to be in power, because he takes out a different plan to solve the current chaotic situation."

Sri Lanka protest scene. Source: Visual China

According to the New York Times, on the day of Stalin's arrest, a Buddhist monk Mahanama Thero was also arrested. He was the leader of protests like Stalin. A Catholic priest, who was also a protester, Jeewantha Peiris, hid when the police searched a church with his arrest order. In addition, the Sri Lankan government also charged public property during the previous month of occupying the government building and arrested several other protesters.

Peninsula TV pointed out that Vikramainha denied that he was chasing the protesters, saying that he "will not allow any prejudice to peaceful activities", but "if someone deliberately violates the law and engaged in violent horror, it will be right to it. Take legal action. " Just a few hours after he made this remark, Stalin's office was raid by police.

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