Sri Lanka crisis live updates | Ali Sabry takes charge as Foreign Affairs Minister; Dinesh Gunawardena takes oath as new Prime Minister
Dinesh Gunewardena vowed as Sri Lanka’s new prime minister on Friday. A political supporter of Sri Lanka, Gunawardena, 73. Previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Education. He was appointed as Minister of Home Affairs in April at that time President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. President Ranil Wickremesinghe will also swear in his cabinet on Friday consisting of previous government members.
Ahead of the new cabinet oath, a large military contingent, along with the police, raided Galombo’s face in Colombo on Friday morning, where anti-governmental protesters had been peaceful for more than three months after the large economic crisis of the island in the island country It was the grave of the island country in the island country in that country in the island country, the economic crisis of the island in the island country in the island country in the island country. Some protesters were attacked by the army, according to eyewitnesses.
Military attacks at the main agitation location came less than 24 hours after Ranil Wickremesinghe was appointed as president, amid the political commotion on the island after protesting a dramatic citizen on July 9 caused the former President of Gotabaya Rajapaksa to escape Sri Lanka.
Xi Jinping China congratulates the new President Sri Lanka
Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message to the new President Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe on July 22 congratulating him for the victory of his election, the CCTV state announcer reported.
Wickremesinghe, a lawyer who has served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, record six times, secured the presidency after winning parliamentary voting on July 20 in front of fierce public opposition.
In his message, Xi said he was sure Sri Lanka would be able to move towards economic and social recovery and he “was ready to provide the best support and assistance from his ability to President Wickremesinghe and the Sri Lanka people in their efforts”, CCTV reported.
The Cabinet consists of 18 people sworn
Dinesh Gunawardena, a veteran politician and a close allies of the Rajapaksa family, was appointed as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. Apart from Mr. Gunawardena, there are 17 other ministers in the cabinet. Ali Sabry, who previously led the Ministry of Finance, was appointed as Foreign Minister.
Prime Minister Gunawardena has been given additional portfolios from domestic public administration, provincial and local government councils. Other ministers were maintained with the same portfolio while President Wickremesinghe continued to hold the Ministry of Finance.
Wickremesinghe said he took steps to form the government of all parties to deal with the worst economic crisis on the island. The new government faced the task of leading the country to come out of the economic collapse and restore order after months of mass protests. PTI
Sri Lanka’s security forces arrested nine; Many were injured
Sri Lanka’s security forces raided the protest site, arrested nine people and injured several others. The police, with the help of three armed forces and special task force, arrested the suspects aged between 26 and 58 while evacuating the protesters who lived in the Presidential Secretariat Office, the main entrance, and around the office in the Kolombo fort, Sri Media Lanka reported.
According to the police, the TKP (SOCO) investigation officers and fingerprint analysts will be summoned to the Presidential Secretariat to get scientific evidence and the arrested people will be produced in court.
The police said they were investigating under the supervision of the Kolombo Senior Police Supervisor (SSP) as a protester, who blocked into the President’s office from April 9 – PTI
Security personnel surround the “Gota Go Gama” protest camp
The protest organizer said hundreds of security personnel surrounded the “Geta Go Gama” protest camp, mockingly named Rajapaksa, and then dismantled some of him.
At least 50 protesters were injured, said the organizer, including several journalists who were beaten by security forces. Hospital sources said two were hospitalized.
That is a systematic and planned attack, “said the organizer of Chameera Dedduwage’s protest. “They really attack people brutally. What happens is a very cheap strength show. ” – Reuters
‘Finance’ Portfolio for Ranil Wickemesinghe
President Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe is expected to maintain a financial portfolio and can also appoint a junior minister to help him with the department’s work, a source said. – Reuters
The removal of the heavy hand from the protesters’ attracted criticism
The security forces made several arrests and cleaned a protest camp near the Presidential Palace in the capital, Colombo, where the demonstrators had gathered for the past 104 days. Army and police staff arrived at the truck and bus around midnight, taking off the tent and blocking the road to the site. Overnight attacks occur even though the protesters have announced that they will empty the site voluntarily.
The security forces were seen beating at least two journalists. At least two lawyers were also attacked when they went to a protest site to offer their legal advisers, said the Bar Sri Lanka association, the main lawyer body in the country. He also said a lawyer and several journalists were arrested.
The lawyer association calls for the termination of “unjustified and disproportionate actions” of the armed forces targeting civilians. It asked Mr. Wickremesinghe to ensure he and his government respect the rule of law and the rights of citizens.
“The use of the armed forces to suppress civil protests on the first day of the new presidential office and will have serious consequences on our country’s social, economic and political stability,” the association said in a statement. The heavy deletion of the protesters received criticism. – AP
Security forces cleaned the protesters outside the Presidential Palace in Colombo
The situation was very tense in the Capital of Colombo where security forces had begun to clean the main anti-government protest sites occupied by demonstrators who were angry at the worst economic crisis in the country. The police began to pull the tent and hundreds of soldiers moved to protesters outside the Presidential Palace in Colombo. Dozens of police and army personnel have entered the protest site and began to dismantle them. The media are strictly instructed not to take pictures or any video. The demonstrators were worried about the hard action that would soon occur under a new regime, with Ranil Wickremesinghe as President.
For months, people have been taken to the streets that require the government to resign from the acute economic crisis that makes the country less than important things such as food, medicines, and fuel.
Dinesh Gunawardena took an oath as a new prime minister
Dinesh Gunawardena on Friday took an oath as Sri Lanka’s new prime minister. – Reuters
The new President Sri Lanka Wickremesinghe vowed in the cabinet on Friday; Dinesh Gunawardena may be named the new Prime Minister
Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was appointed as President of Sri Lanka on Thursday, is expected to appoint Long -Lama Rajapaksa loyalists and senior politician Dinesh Gunawardena as Prime Minister, a source close to the President’s office told The Hindu.
Furthermore, Mr. Wickremesinghe will continue with the last designated cabinet until the opposition parties “ready to work” in the government of all parties, said the source, asking for anonymity. Cabinet members will be inaugurated on Friday morning, the President’s Office said.
The troops attacked Sri Lanka’s main protest sites, protesters and attack media
A very large military contingent, along with the police, raided Galle’s face in Colombo on Friday morning, where anti-governmental protesters had been peaceful for more than three months after the large economic crisis of the island. Some protesters were attacked by soldiers, witnesses said.
Top US officials in Sri Lanka call for Inclusive Consultation to resolve the economic crisis
The top US officials in Sri Lanka have asked all stakeholders in the country to be involved in broad and inclusive consultations to resolve the current economic crisis and people’s complaints, according to a senior official representing the US head.
Spokesman Deputy for US Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Farhan Haq, told Briefing Daily News that the US population coordinator in Sri Lanka, Hanaaa Singer-Hamdy, “recognized the transfer of constitutional power to the new president”. – PTI