The anti-democratic repression unleashed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe and the Rajapaksa-led regime must immediately be stopped, urged Leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and the National People’s Power (NPP) MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake, speaking to reporters after his visit to the Maradana Police Station to look into the protesters who were arrested at yesterday’s (24) protest against the President’s decree on designating high-security zones.
“Those who should be locked-up are outside, and those who should be outside are locked-up. These protests were very peaceful protests. Nobody acted for sabotage. This is the plan unleashed by Ranil Wickremesinghe and the Rajapaksas by completely scrapping democracy off the country in their bid to live in bunkers in fear of the public,” Dissanayake told the reporters.
The JVP/NPP Leader went on: “Therefore, we urge Ranil Wickremesinghe and the regime led by Mahinda Rajapaksa that this very monstrous, anti-democratic and authoritarian fury must immediately be stopped. Today, they may be successful in doing so. But tomorrow, the swarming in of hundred thousands of people to Colombo cannot be stopped by Ranil Wickremesinghe. 85 have been arrested, 05 injured hospitalised. Therefore, the people of this country will be aligned against this monstrous assaults by Ranil Wickremesinghe. So, we tell Ranil and those who navigate these attacks, may you find places to hide from the people in fear. Therefore, we urge Ranil Wickremesinghe that this repression be immediately stopped.”
MIAP
