Govt. misuses public security ordinance – FSP

Apr 29, 2017

Addressing a press conference held at CSR Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) politburo member Ravindra Goonathilake said that government will misuse the Public Security Ordinance to violate the peoples’ right to expression

“President Sirisena declared waste disposal an essential service with effect from midnight of 20th April. But the government use that control the people who held protest against government’s planning to create Garbage Mountain in several places in the western province. They do not take proper measures dumping garbage.President will get the support from the parliament to pass the bill about waste disposal an essential service.”

He added, “The Kesbewa Magistrate has been given an order to Colombo municipal council to stop dumping garbage to Karidiyana in Piliyandala.”

(Photos and reported by Lawrence Ferdinando)