He stated this at the press conference to inform the Cabinet held today (July 26).
"Right now, the government is in the middle of a severe economic crisis, and the Litro company has taken the necessary steps to end the gas shortage completely by this month by meeting continuously for this purpose.
Accordingly, he reported to the cabinet that there will be no shortage from the first of next month to get gas without queues.
In a press conference held today (July 26), Mr. Hemantha Herath mentioned that a new variant of the Covid-19 epidemic is spreading rapidly around the world and an increase in infected people has been observed in Sri Lanka in the past few days.
He emphasized here that it is recommended to wear face masks especially in public places, when using public transport as well as in indoor places where a large number of people gather and other health guidelines should also be followed properly.
He said that there will be no expiration of the Covid vaccine after June 31, and further mentioned that the company has extended its period until October 31.
In this regard, Acting Chief Epidemiologist, Specialist Dr. Samitha Ginge said that there should be no fear about the Covid vaccine.
The man named Dhaniz Ali, who is accused of trying to disrupt the broadcasting activities of the Sri Lanka Television Corporation on July 13, has been arrested.
He was arrested while boarding a flight from Katunayake airport.
He was arrested while boarding a flight to Dubai.
The Litro Company stated that the vessel is currently undergoing gas unloading operations.
The company further said that 6 more ships are scheduled to arrive in the island before the end of July.
He has mentioned this in a letter to Mr. Wickramasinghe.
The Chinese President has thus stated that he believes that Sri Lanka will be able to move towards economic and social recovery.
Also, Xi Jinping has stated that he is ready to provide support to President Ranil Wickremesinghe and the people of Sri Lanka.
The Election Commission has issued a gazette stating that.
China threatens to take "powerful decisions" if US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan.
It is said that she will visit Taiwan next month.
China says that the island of Taiwan is a territory belonging to its country.
"Financial Times" newspaper published in London had reported that Pelosi will visit Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore in addition to Taiwan with another delegation.
But Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it had not received any information regarding such a visit.
Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage today (20) ordered that three suspects who were arrested and remanded in custody in connection with the burning of Acting President Ranil Wickramasinghe's private house, be sent for the identification parade.
When this complaint was called today, the Criminal Investigation Department, which is investigating, submitted a report to the court containing the progress of the investigations.
After considering the report, the magistrate ordered that three suspects who are in prison be sent for identification parade.
The Criminal Investigation Department also informed the court that 06 witnesses will be produced for this parade.
The President got out of his car and walked among the security forces while leaving the Parliament after assuming the presidency and thanked the three armed forces and the police for their mission to protect the parliamentary democracy.
A tight security system was implemented in the Parliament premises for the election of the President.
At three places, the President got down from the car and thanked the troops.
Foreign reports also state that she met the First Lady of America during the visit.
Foreign reports also indicate that the President of Ukraine, Arya Olena Zelenska, who came for a visit to America, received a warm welcome there.
Zelenska, who arrived at the White House, was received by US President Lady Jill Biden.
Then, Jill Biden and Olena Zelenska joined the discussion with the representatives of the two countries.
Before arriving at the White House, Zelenska had met with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.
Foreign reports also said that she has met Samantha Power, head of the US Bureau for International Development.
The reports also reveal that Olena Zelenska does not hold any official position in the Ukrainian government.
But in the background of the fact that Ukraine is seeking political and military support from the United States in the face of the Russian invasion, her visit to the United States has attracted a lot of attention.
Before arriving at the White House, Zelenska also received an award for Ukraine in Washington.
The award was presented to Ukraine by a memorial foundation for the victims of communism.
Most of us are not used to drinking a glass of water before bed. Medical research has revealed that if we get used to it, we can not only get good sleep, but also improve blood circulation.
Especially many people can get rid of the numbness in the legs and muscle pain in the legs when they wake up in the morning by drinking a glass of water.
When sleeping for a long time, the blood flow to the feet is impaired, so the muscles of the feet are tired. Then muscle pain, rolling of the meatballs, etc. can occur.
Drinking a glass of water can help improve blood circulation and prevent these discomforts.
Starting tomorrow (21st), fuel will be provided as a pilot project at selected petrol stations in Colombo district according to the National Fuel Permit.
The system is going to be implemented all over the island from the 25th.
Accordingly, below are the petrol stations in Colombo that will be providing fuel according to the National Fuel Permit tomorrow.
Meanwhile, the release of fuel from Cipetco filling stations will be started islandwide from tomorrow with restrictions based on the last digit of the vehicle's registration number.
Accordingly, after many days, Cipetco has decided to resume fuel distribution through filling stations from tomorrow.
Vehicles with the last digit of the registration number 0, 1, 2 can get fuel on Tuesdays and Saturdays, and vehicles with the last digits 3, 4, 5 can get fuel on Thursdays and Sundays.
Also, vehicles with the last digit of the registration number 6, 7, 8 and 9 can get fuel on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
The Ministry of Energy stated that fuel is provided subject to a maximum of 1500 rupees for motorcycles, 2000 rupees for three-wheelers and 7000 rupees for other vehicles.
The Ministry further stated that it has been decided not to provide fuel to personnel who do not comply with this process and not to release fuel to non-compliant fuel stations.
This is stated in the official national poverty line data and information published by the Department of Census and Statistics for the month of May this year according to the districts of Sri Lanka.
Accordingly, the minimum monthly expenditure required for a family of 4 to fulfill their basic needs will be 44,876 rupees.
In 2012 and 2013, the amount spent per person at the national level to fulfill basic needs is 5,223 rupees in the data of the Department of Census and Statistics, and the amount spent per person living in Colombo district is 5,429 rupees.
He questioned how Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was sitting on the Prime Minister's chair at that time but did not take action to do justice even though the Easter attack took place at that time, can do justice today with international support.
Father Cyril Gamini also accused him of trying to gain presidential power by coming on the blood of dead people.
He said this while attending a press conference held yesterday (July 19) at the Archbishop's official residence.
Father Cyril Gamini also mentioned that by making a statement at a time when a vote is being held to elect a successor president without conducting an independent investigation into the terrorist attack on Easter Sunday, despite having the ability to have executive powers, it is felt that the Easter attack is gaining some impetus to gain power.
He also said that Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was in power until seven months after the Easter attack, talked about something he did not do at that time.
At the same time, Father also said that these statements made without conducting an independent investigation with international support through the Scotland Yard Police are just deception.
He emphasized that it was an insult to the Easter victims and to the people including himself who expected fairness and justice.
Father Cyril Gamini accused that it is a disgraceful attempt to gain presidential power on the basis of the struggle of the people who raised their voice for justice for so long, on the blood of the dead people, on the tears and pains of the victims.
He also emphasized that they should not try to deceive the people through such things and that the people are not ready to be deceived by the deceitful and deceptive efforts of the politicians.
The father also said that no matter what kind of government appoints a president or a prime minister, the struggle to get justice for the Easter attack will continue.
He further said that the law will not stop until fairness and justice are fulfilled.
The circular states that it has been decided to hold schools three days a week in normal time limits and on the other two days teaching activities will be done online.
Accordingly, after the commencement of school, schools will be held at regular intervals on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays and online teaching activities will be conducted on Wednesdays and Fridays.
A special schedule should be prepared to cover all the subjects during the three school days.
Meanwhile, the circular issued by the Ministry of Education further states that the first term of 2022 will be extended until August 7 and the dates of the second and third terms will be announced in the future.
He stated that he had spent 45 years in Parliament and that his life was in Parliament.
Therefore, he said that he is thankful for this honor given to him by the Parliament.
The new president also thanked the MPs who voted for him.
"The youth of the country are demanding a change in the system today. We have many problems in the world today abroad. We have to go without getting involved. Proceed. We have to create a new program. The people are not asking us for old politics. This parliament is to come together and do that work. So, I especially request, I am thankful to Mr. Dallas Alahapperuma who competed with me and MP Anura Dissanayake, I request MP Dallas Alahapperuma that we all work together to bring a new system.
I make the same request to my friend Anura Kumara Dissanayake. I would like to make this request to my friend Mr. Sajith Premadasa, Leader of the Opposition and all those people. Today, let's all come together and see a new method. That is what we need to discuss. Similarly, I am making the same request to everyone including Dravida Sandhaan MP. We have to make that request to our Ponnambalam MP and Wigneswaran. Let's all come together. Similarly, I have to make the same request to the former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the leader of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, on behalf of that party. Similarly, I am making the same request to our former President Maithripala Sirisena who is here. Now the time we shared is over. We had 48 hours to split. We split 48 hours. Now I request everyone to come together to discuss and from tomorrow I would like to discuss with all of you."
Concluding his statement, Mr. Wickramasinghe asked the Speaker to allow him to take the oath of office at the Parliament building.
It should be done within three days, he said.
Mr. Punchihewa pointed out that the President cannot hold the position of MP.
Accordingly, he further said that another member of the concerned party should be nominated for the vacant position.
"The President cannot hold that MP position. The General Secretary of the Parliament should be gazetted as the President within three days. Parliament does it. Now, as the Election Commission does in a general election, it has to be gazetted within 3 days because it has been approved by the Parliament. Then another MP can be appointed to that party."
He mentioned this while speaking after the election of Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new President in Parliament today (July 20).
Mr. Dissanayake mentioned that he knew the result of the election when he ran as a presidential candidate.
Therefore, he said that he was not surprised by the announced results of the polls.
"I don't think that the type of government formed in this parliament will have integrity to rule this country for a long time. Therefore, a new mandate should be given very quickly."
Janatha Vimukti Peramuna leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake got 3 votes in the polling held today in Parliament to elect the 8th Executive President of Sri Lanka.
The magistrate has issued this order taking into account a report submitted by the police to the court stating that there are preparations to damage the statue.
The police have requested the court to issue an order to prevent any party from entering the area of 50 meters from the location of the statue in question.
The father mentioned this while joining a press conference held at the struggle ground today (July 20).
"This peaceful non-violent struggle continues. The reason is a non-corrupt ruler who will bring clear political and economic stability to Sri Lanka. That is why this struggle will continue."
Although we have tried to confirm it officially, no official announcement has been issued in this regard so far.
The parliamentary voting for the election of the successor president was held this morning in the parliament where Ranil Wickramasinghe was elected as the new president by an absolute majority vote.
He got 134 votes in the poll.
Dallas Alahapperum got 82 votes and Anura Kumara Dissanayake got only 3 votes.
Accordingly, Ranil Wickramasinghe will serve as the Executive President of the country during the remainder of Gotabaya Rajapaksa's presidency and he will also make history as the first elected succeeding President in the history of the Sri Lankan Parliament.
He said this while joining a joint press conference with opposition leader Sajith Premadasa today (July 19).
He announced that today would be named “Convention Day”.
Mr. Alahapperuma who also commented there...
"For most of the time, the islanders on Parliament Island, surrounded by seawater, could not understand the voices of the people outside the island.
They demanded to change this political culture. To unite for the sake of the people. That is the collection that has happened. Not greedy.
I am grateful to the leader of the opposition that until yesterday, as a party, he had decided that he too would contest the election.
I thank him. He made a great sacrifice. It is a sacrifice of gratitude. I have no qualms about it. After this, we ask the country to make this ideal given in the parliament the ideal of the country without dividing into nations and parties. Otherwise, one party and one leader cannot build the country from this crisis. We bowed to that reality.
I suggest that today we make the determination to free the people from the problems of this country. We also invite those who submitted nominations today. Let us as a group understand the sentiments of the people and realize the date of the convention.”
The MP said this while attending a news conference held in Colombo today.
"All of us, the group of 16 MPs who are together in our parties, will use our votes tomorrow for the victory of the presidential candidate, Dallas Alahapperuma. We will definitely win that victory."
Mr. Weerawansa expressed his thanks to the opposition leader for his decision to think of the public rather than his personal desire to become a president.
"This is a regime that will eliminate all the insecure feelings and moods of the millions of people in this country. This is a regime that can be eliminated. Similarly, this is going to establish a government that listens to the aspirations of those young fighters in the mouth of Galle, and takes their opinions into consideration. It is not a country that progresses through conflicts. This will create a country that moves forward with friendship and unity. So touch that blessing.
Tomorrow is a day when all intelligent people's representatives can eliminate the gloomy attitude towards 225 in Parliament. Tomorrow is the day when the all-party national agreement will be formed, contribute to the creation of that all-party government of various colors, and contribute to removing the dark picture of that 225 itself. Therefore, the group of 16 MPs who are in the unity of all our parties will use our votes tomorrow for the victory of the presidential candidate Dallas Alahapperuma. We know that victory is definitely certain."
A three-year-old daughter named Kushini Shehara, a resident of Karandeniya Kirinu, has saved her life.
The police say that the daughter who saved her life after falling into the well is currently being treated at the Elpitiya Basic Hospital.
The police say that this mother, who was worried about the problems at home, threw her daughter into the well this morning (19) and she also jumped into the well and was ready to take her own life.
The police say that the two school students, Chamika Lakshan and Roshan Kumara, who heard the child screaming in the well, jumped into the well and rescued the girl.
Police say that both these students are studying at Karandeniya Bandula Senadheera College.
The police say that the mother who threw Sigiti's daughter into the well was arrested on suspicion of murder.
Karandeniya Police Station Chief Inspector Prashan Algiriahe, Crime Division Station Commander Inspector Iran are conducting further investigations in this regard.
The deceased is a 65-year-old resident of Singhapura Apartments.
The police said that preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased's daughter had been hit on the head with a small mill tree due to a personal dispute.
The body has been deposited in the mortuary of the National Hospital.
Police said that the suspect was arrested and remanded until July 27 after being presented to the Aluthkade Magistrate's Court yesterday.
The Borella police are conducting further investigations into the incident.
The foundation said that tear gas bullets are produced to be valid for a period of five years and that tear gas bullets manufactured in 2009 have been used for this time's protests.
The foundation also stated that many members of civil organizations, trade union leaders, representatives of various fields who participated in the protests have developed various allergies including fever, vomiting, and body pain.
He also said that many people are receiving medical treatment due to this.
These tear gas and C.S. were used in the demonstrations held at the Presidential Secretariat Office, the Presidential Palace, the Temple Tree House, the Prime Minister's Office, the private residence of Ranil Wickremesinghe, Galle Muvedara etc. The foundation also says that gas had been used.
The same foundation also mentioned that they have planned to meet the Secretary of the Ministry of Defense and get the information about the tear gas bullets within this week.
The foundation said that it will get all the information about who are the manufacturers of tear gas bullets, when they were obtained, how much was purchased, how much was used in the last protests, how much is left, how is their quality, etc. .
The convener of the Inter-University Student Union, Wasantha Mudalige, also said that expired tear gas had been fired at the previous protests.
CS harmful to the human body. He mentioned that the police have also fired gas bullets.
He said that the people involved in the protests have developed various illnesses and that it should be investigated whether it was due to the effect of tear gas.
In a statement, the Police Media Division stated that it has been observed that advertisements are being published on social media networks threatening parliamentarians.
Accordingly, the Police Headquarters has instructed the Computer Crime Investigation Division under the DIG of the Criminal Investigation Department to enforce the law against such persons.
Meanwhile, Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe had instructed the security forces to initiate an investigation into people who are influencing people through social media by blocking the right of parliamentarians to vote freely in the elections to be held for the selection of the successor president.
Our reporter mentioned that six relatives of the same family were on their way to a wedding when they were hit by the train.
A ten-year-old girl and a pregnant woman who were traveling there died in the accident, while the other four were seriously injured and admitted to Galle, Karapitiya Hospital, the Harbor Police stated.
A group of residents of Galle-Godakanda area have been injured.
Our correspondent said that the group had come by car to the wedding ceremony held at a hotel in Magalle and was hit by the train near the hotel.
He mentioned that there is no railway gate at the station and only a light signal system.
The police have stated that the accident occurred due to the driver of the car driving the car unsafely while the color signals were flashing.
The Galle Port Police is conducting further investigations into the incident.
He mentioned that there is a risk of the new variant of Covid-19, which is spreading worldwide, entering Sri Lanka.
He requested the general public to follow the health guidelines again as the covid epidemic has not ended and there is a risk of it spreading in the country in the future.
Mr. Rohana mentioned that it has not yet been confirmed whether this new variant of Covid has entered the country.
Commenting further on this, he said:
"Countries like Japan, Australia, Pakistan, Vietnam and India have seen a significant increase in cases. The number of deaths has also increased significantly. Therefore, Sri Lanka has become a very dangerous situation. Until now, no antigens or any tests are conducted at any point of entry in Sri Lanka.
Therefore, we are not sure if this new Omicron variant has entered the country? no? regarding. But we come across suspicious patients with certain symptoms. The investigations necessary to confirm it are not happening in Sri Lanka at this time."
Accordingly, FUEL BAL provides an opportunity to know the balance by typing your vehicle number (eg ABC 1234) and sending an SMS to 076 6220 000.
FUEL<space> BAL<space> Vehicle number
Also, anytime you want to get the QR code, you can visit http://fuelpass.gov.lk and login using the mobile number to get it.
Otherwise, it is also possible to get it by typing Fuel<space>QR<space><Vehicle Number> and sending an SMS to 076 6220 000.
The National Fuel Pass was introduced on July 16 and can be done by visiting www.fuelpass.gov.lk for new registration.
Meanwhile, the National Youth Corps and its members have volunteered to support the National Fuel Permit Program.
Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera has mentioned this in a Twitter message.
Accordingly, from the coming 21st, members of the National Youth Corps are going to assist the general public to register for the National Fuel Permit at petrol stations in rural areas, he has further mentioned.
Taking into consideration the factors of poverty and nutritional deficiencies, students have been selected for the school meal program and the amount of Rs.30/- allocated for one meal has been increased to Rs.
Accordingly, the Health and Nutrition Division of the Ministry of Education will take steps to properly implement the school meal program and the Ministry of Education said that the amount of rice to be received in the future will also be provided to the schools.
This stock of rice has been donated as part of the program which provides 10,000 metric tons of rice for the food needs of 11 lakh children in 7,900 schools for a period of 6 months.
Its first batch was donated to Sri Lanka by China on June 28.
Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera says that through the National Fuel License, businesses and organizations with several vehicles will be given the opportunity to get fuel in the next few days.
In a Twitter message, the Minister has mentioned that registration for obtaining this license can be done using the Business Registration Number.
His Twitter message further states that a specific QR code will be given to every vehicle registered there.
The Public Utilities Commission has given permission to cut power for 3 hours tomorrow (July 18) and the day after (July 19).
Accordingly, the areas belonging to the zones A to L and the areas belonging to the zones P to W are scheduled to be cut off for an hour and 40 minutes in the morning.
Also, electricity will be cut for an hour and 20 minutes during the night to the areas belonging to those zones.
Meanwhile, CC zones will have power cut for 2 hours and 30 minutes between 6.00 am to 8.30 am.
Moreover, the areas belonging to M, N, O, X, Y and Z zones will be closed in the morning. From 5.30 am Electricity will be cut off for 3 hours till 8.30.
Ceylon Private Bus Owners' Association says that if fuel is given priority to private buses through Sipetco or cooperatives, they will be able to run buses at 50% capacity by the next day.
Its chairman Gemunu Wijeratne stated that the fuel provided by Langama depots for private buses is not enough.
"Today, due to the shortage of petrol, the public transport service must be strengthened. If fuel is released tomorrow, give it to us immediately on priority basis for private buses.”
He further said that due to the fuel crisis, it was possible to run a maximum of 15% of buses in the past days.
The full explanation is given below.
"This question has been answered frequently since the beginning of the struggle last April as well as over the past few days.
For this reason, it would be appropriate to take into consideration the views expressed from the beginning as well as the current situation (on the morning of July 14).
According to the current situation, if the current president does not resign from office in the future;
Will this regime last until the next presidential election?
Can the President be removed by impeachment?
Is there a method outside of these two?
Three basic questions arise.
The answer to the first question depends on the extent to which the people of this country and the existing parties accept this current situation.
The answer to the second question is whether it is possible to do so, but to what extent it is practical, depending on the time and uncertainties involved.
The answer to the third question has two parts.
The first part of this is that there is no system in the current constitution. So what? The answer to the second part is, what can be done in an impasse or constitutional vacuum? is to go
For this, similar situations seen in other countries and what happened in them will give us precedents on one hand and warnings on the other hand.
Therefore, it is thought that what can be learned from these precedents as well as dangerous situations should be examined carefully.
Government regime In these crises, we receive warnings from many countries of the world. The military coup in Argentina in 1976, when Mavisin started studying the cases in other countries of the world, as well as the military coup in Pakistan in 1977 by Zia-ul-Haq and the military coup in Turkey in 1980, have given us more than just examples of the dangerous situation.
But, in such cases, there are several cases where the uncertain situation of such a power is completely unconstitutional and exceeded in a non-military way. The first of these in my lifetime happened in 1979 in Iran.
When Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran came to the country (in February 1979), the Shah of Iran was out of the country on "vacation", so he became the legitimate emperor and his appointed Acharya Shapoor Bakhtiar became the legitimate Prime Minister of the country. Meanwhile, Khomeini was not in any official position. However, as soon as he arrived in Iran, he named Acharya Medi Basagan, a leader of the opposition and a generally accepted figure, as Prime Minister. Although this written appointment was in no way legal, Basagan was accepted by the majority of the country's people, junior ranks of the security forces, and the state apparatus including the administrative service, ending the Bakhtiyar rule and the Shah's rule. The constitution that made Iran an Islamic Republic and Ayatollah Khomeini the spiritual leader of the country was passed much later. The first photo shows the moment when Basagan was appointed.
In the face of the protests against the President of Madagascar in 2009, he remained in office and on the general agreement of the opposition, Andre Rajoliana was sworn in as a democratic leader in May 2009 in front of a large crowd at the country's open-air stadium.
He also received the support of the majority of the country's people as well as the armed forces and the regime and soon the power to hold office was obtained through the army.
Because of this, the United Nations and some abroad, which condemned it as another form of military coup, later recognized Rajoliana as the legitimate leader. Also, the Supreme Court of the country has given the approval that the action is in accordance with the law.
The second photo shows Rajoliana's swearing-in in 2009.
The army has mentioned this in a statement.
It states that all those involved in increasing violence to harm security forces or public property should immediately desist from such acts of violence.
If this is not the case, the security forces will have to use all the powers of the security forces in accordance with the existing conditions and the army has emphasized that the security forces, which are entrusted with the ancillary responsibility of protecting public property as well as all the places and public lives, will not hesitate to use that power at all. .
Moreover, it also shows that the responsibility for the consequences that may arise in such a situation should be borne by the perpetrators themselves.
Also, it has given details regarding the events that occurred yesterday (July 13).
The full notification is given below.
"In accordance with the powers of the Constitution of the Republic of Sri Lanka, the members of the security forces and police officers are dedicated with their lives to maintain law and order in the country, to ensure the public safety of its people, public property and the country. It is no secret to all Sri Lankans that the security forces are engaged in their duties by protecting the sovereignty of the people of the republic established by the constitution as a sovereign state and ensuring their free speech and movement and in all the public protests that started in May this year, the disciplined discipline of the security forces was very clearly evident to all Sri Lankans.
During the recent protests, including the people's protest at Colombo Fort on July 9, apart from a few minor incidents between the security forces and the protestors, there were no significant violations of the rule of law or severe violence during that period, and there were some heated tensions between the two sides. it was.
The Chief of Defense Staff, the three Army Commanders and the Inspector General of Police on more than three occasions publicly strongly urged the protesters to be peaceful, to protect government buildings and all property and to resolve the situation that arose with the departure of President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa in accordance with the Constitution.
During the last 72 hours, the Acting President and the Prime Minister, the Speaker and the leaders of the political parties, the Chief of Defense Staff, the three Army Commanders and the Inspector General of Police strongly requested to speed up the search for solutions to the political instability and economic crisis in the country, and the peaceful activists did not engage in public violence. It was agreed that they should be controlled with minimum force without using full force as long as they do not damage the property.
However, contrary to the promises made by the peaceful protestors, unfortunately, leaving the 'non-violence' approach, a group of those protestors broke law and order and resorted to violent acts to seize the Speaker's official residence and the Parliament complex on Wednesday (July 13) at noon. It was done with the aim of taking over the parliament complex which is the only institution that can implement the people's sovereignty and constitutionally assigned democratic values in the country by breaking down the police roadblocks etc. using heavy machines.
On Wednesday (July 13) in the evening, the army personnel did not pay any heed to the protestors' continuous requests for calm, and the protesters aggressively tried to enter the parliament complex and did not stop the army soldiers on duty by covering them with iron rods, clubs, helmets, etc. Attacked and two T-56 automatic firearms in the hands of the troops were snatched away with their ammunition, brutally beating two soldiers until they fell asleep. By now, the two seriously injured military personnel and other troops have been hospitalized for emergency treatment. The police have already been informed about the protesters who ran away with these two weapons and about the disappearance of those weapons.
In the meantime, several violent people who overthrew the military personnel and fired several shots in the air and incited the police and troops to unleash violence have also been taken into police custody. However, by Wednesday (July 13) night, those violent people who tried to break into the Parliament complex were dispersed and the situation was brought under control.
All those who are engaged in increasing violence to damage the security forces or public property should immediately refrain from such acts of violence, otherwise the security forces will have to use all the powers in accordance with the existing conditions and in the future, all the police stations as well as public property will be used. And it is further emphasized that the security forces, who are entrusted with the complementary responsibility of protecting public lives, do not hesitate to use that power and the responsibility for the consequences that may arise in such a situation should be borne by these violent people themselves.
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