Déjà Vu: Srisena Issues An Order Calling Out Armed Forces To Exercise Police Powers
February 3, 2015
The new President Maithripala Sirisena has issued an order calling out the armed forces to exercise police powers under the pretext of public security.
Issuing an “Extraordinary” Gazette notification yesterday (February 02) the President said; “By virtue of the powers vested in me by Section 12 of the Public Security Ordinance (Chapter 40), I, Maithripala Sirisena, do by this order call out all the members of the Armed Forces specified in the First Schedule hereto, for the maintenance of public order in the areas specified in the Second Schedule hereto.”
First Schedule
The Sri Lanka Army
The Sri Lanka Navy
The Sri Lanka Air Force
Second Schedule
The Administrative District of Colombo
TheAdministrative Districtof Gampaha
The Administrative District of Kalutara
The Administrative District of Kandy
TheAdministrative District of Matale
TheAdministrative Districtof NuwaraEliya
TheAdministrative District of Galle
The Administrative District of Matara
TheAdministrative Districtof Hambantota
The Administrative District of Jaffna and the territorial waters adjacent to such District
The Administrative Districtof Killinochchi
The Administrative District of Mannar and the territorial waters adjacent to such District
The Administrative District of Vavuniya
The Administrative District of Mullativu and the territorial waters adjacent to such District
The Administrative District of Batticaloa and the territorial waters adjacent to such District
The Administrative District of Ampara and the territorial waters adjacent to such District
The Administrative District of Trincomalee and the territorial waters adjacent to such District
The Administrative Districtof Kurunegala
The Administrative District of Puttalam and the territorial waters adjacent to such District
The Administrative District of Anuradhapura
The Administrative District of Polonnaruwa
The Administrative District of Badulla
The Administrative District of Moneragala
The Administrative District of Ratnapura
The Administrative District of Kegalle.
Critics say this is against the hope that we would return to civilian administration. This means he is of the opinion that circumstances endangering public security have arisen in all 25 districts, and that the police are inadequate to deal with that situation.”
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