Opposition Leader condemns Galle Face Raid

COLOMBO (News 1st); Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has called for an immediate investigation into all ranked, and non-ranked personnel who were involved in the attacks on unarmed civilians, and disabled soldiers by using force.

He also called on for an immediate investigation on those who gave the order to carry out the attack.

Sajith Premadasa, in a statement said that the democratic right of the people of the country to struggle and protest should always be respected.

The opposition leader has also emphasized that he will always stand for civilized struggles instead of violence without damaging state property and public property.

Sajith Premadasa said that while all the places occupied by the people involved in the struggle were being returned, the security forces stormed in the early hours and carried out this cowardly attack "according to orders from above".