Kairi brown 
Troops raid Sri Lanka’s main protest site, assault protesters and media
Development came after Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as president
A very large military contingent, along with the police, raided Galle’s face in Colombo on Friday morning, where anti-governmental protesters had been peaceful for more than three months after the large economic crisis of the island. Some protesters were attacked by soldiers, witnesses said.
Military attacks at the main agitation location came less than 24 hours after Ranil Wickremesinghe was appointed as president, amid the political commotion on the island after protesting a dramatic citizen on July 9 caused the former President of Gotabaya Rajapaksa to escape Sri Lanka. As Acting President Mr. Wickremesinghe stated an emergency on Monday, two days above the important parliamentary vote where he was elected as president.
Sajith Premadasa condemned the action
Opposition leader Sajith Premradasa called him “cowardly attacks on peaceful protesters, who agreed to empty the site today”.
“The appearance of ego and useless brute strength places innocent life in risk & endangers Sri Lanka’s international image, at a critical point,” he tweeted.
The military aggressive takeover for the protest site at dawn on Friday shocked many people, because activists had announced that they would empty the area on Friday afternoon. At least eight people, including lawyers and activists, were arrested.
The media was rejected in
According to an eyewitness account, around 2:00 in the morning. The army invaded the area, and the protesters tents were dismantled aggressively at the agitation location, including the deaf community and the army with disabilities. They attack many protesters, especially those who try to record developments, said many sources in that place.
Some tents at the plot of the demonstration site next to the Shangri-La Hotel were damaged, the latest report. Entering the stretch that led to the Presidential Secretariat, from the intersection of the Baladaksha MW-Galle Road which was newly blocked after a pre-Dawn military attack from the agitation site. The tent in this stretch has been fully dismantled
A few hours after the protesters were attacked by troops, the police said they would arrange transportation to the hospital for those who were injured.
Immediately, armed soldiers and police blocked into the Galle Face area, the front of the Colombo icon which has been the main anti-government agitation site since April, from all access points. “Nobody can go. Even the media or lawyer, “Air Force personnel who were placed in Galle Road, who led to the seafood, told Hinduism around 3:00 a.M.
Efforts to reach that place through other access roads have proven to be unsuccessful because the police or military are blocked in. Asked why the media was not permitted, a uniformed policeman said: “No one can go. That’s all. “The call made for the Army and Police Spokesperson on Friday morning was not answered.
Meanwhile, the protesters who had been at the location last night said the army broke one tent by one, around the Presidential Secretariat, where residents, most young people, had held peaceful agitation that attracted global attention. With the military that denies access to the media and lawyers, those who live in place are one eyewitness for the development of Friday.
In a public message on Facebook, Saliya Pieris, President of the Association of Bar Sri Lanka, said: “Some lawyers have told me about the attacks on protesters at Galle Face near the Presidential Secretariat. While the details are vague, I was also told that some people including Nuwan Bopage Aal [lawyer-in-law] had been arrested. I have also been told about people who have been attacked. The authorities must ensure the safety of everyone and their existence must be known. I have tried to contact IGP and also sent a message of the Army Commander. The use of unnecessary brute force will not help this country and its international image. “
