Ranil Wickremesinghe, the newly inaugurated President of Sri Lanka, appointed a new prime minister this Friday and completedformation of an ongoing Cabinet Deposed Gotabaya Rajapaksa, authorities evacuated protesters from the Presidential Secretariat following complaints.
politician and former minister Dinesh Gunawardena took over as new Prime minister of the nation along with insular and other members of the Wickremesinghe Cabinet, who was sworn in as head of state this Thursday.
The interim Wickremesinghe Executive, Consists of 18 ministersExcept for the Foreign Affairs portfolio, which was handed over to former Finance Minister Ali Sabry, 17 remain in office.
Belongs to Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), Rajapaksa Formation, Gunawardena entered politics in the seventies and first came to Parliament in 1983, reported the Sri Lankan newspaper Ada Derana, and served as a minister in several governments.
Appointment of a new prime minister end the power vacuum Produced in Sri Lanka after Wickremesinghe’s appointment as interim president. after the previous head of state’s resignation and departure from his countryRajapaksa, last week.
The current president thus initiates a legislature follows the same line as its predecessorIt expects to consolidate its power to continue negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to obtain a line of financial credit to assist the country.
forced eviction
The appointment of a new prime minister for this nation of 22 million people takes place on the same day as he was ordered. forced evacuation of protesters Those occupying the territory surrounding the Presidential Secretariat for more than 100 days.
hundreds of police officers forcibly removed dozens of protesters from the presidential building Despite promising to leave the area within 72 hours, they tried to disperse the main protest camp called “Gama Village”.
Hours after Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the country’s highest authority after receiving a majority of votes in Parliament, he instructed all members of the Armed Forces to be ready. “to protect public order”.
“Army and Police forces concentrated around Gama village facilities and blocked roads”protesters reported in a statement shortly before the evacuation began.
What happened this Friday morning Put the future of shows in Colombo on hold. Although many of the camps had begun to disintegrate in recent days, many awaited orders to gather on the streets again to demand Wickremesinghe’s resignation.
international condemnation
Sri Lanka woke up worried about the outbreak of violence against protesters.expressed the concern of the international community and several Sri Lankan organisations.
“We are deeply concerned about the actions taken against Galle Face protesters at midnight. We request the authorities to restrict the injured and urgent access to medical services.“US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung said on Twitter.
Hanaa Singer-Hamdy, the United Nations coordinator in Sri Lanka, also expressed concern over the “use of force to disperse protesters”.
” journalists and human rights defenders have the right to watch demonstrations and their functions must not be hindered.settled in a Twitter post.
The Sri Lanka Lawyers Association (BASL) condemned the violence against the protesters in a statement and said: two lawyers attacked by police and military personnel when they try to act in their professional capacity.
Sri Lanka has been suffering for months shortages of medicine, food and fuelpartially caused by heavy debtwrong government policies and the impact of the Easter attacks and the pandemic on tourism.
last April, The nation could not pay its foreign debt. and the new government must continue negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for an emergency rescue program.
The economic crisis has sparked island-wide protests since the end of March, when thousands began to take to the streets to demand Rajapaksa’s resignation, which ended on 9 July. Breaking into the official residences of Rajapaksa and Wickremesingheforcing the president out of office and out of the country.