The president of the Sri Lanka Bar Association Saliya Peiris has issued an announcement regarding the attack by the security forces on the golf face activists near the President’s office.
Saliya Peiris states that he has received information that the security forces have attacked a group of people at that location and that a group including lawyer Nuwan Bopage has been arrested.
He pointed out that the authorities should ensure everyone’s safety and that the unnecessary use of force will harm Sri Lanka’s international image.