(UTV | COLOMBO) – Island wide curfew imposed since last afternoon has been lifted.
Curfew was imposed last afternoon by the acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe following tense situations in several parts of Colombo.
The Extraordinary Gazette Notification issued by acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe states that “I consider that it is necessary to maintain public order in the areas specified in the Schedule hereto, I, Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister appointed to act in terms of Article 37(1) of the Constitution, by virtue of the powers vested in me under section 16 of the Public Security Ordinance (Chapter 40) do by this Order direct that no person shall be on any public road, railway, public park, public recreation ground or other public ground or the seashore in such areas, from 12.00 hour of July 13th, 2022 to 05.00 hour of July14th, 2022, except under the authority of a written permit granted by Secretary, Ministry of Defence or Secretary, Ministry of Public Security or Inspector-General of Police or any officer authorized by them”.