According to the news in the Asian media, an emergency session was held in the parliament with the participation of the political party leaders in the country, according to the statement made by the Prime Minister’s Press Office in Sri Lanka, where a wide-ranging anti-government protest was held.
In the statement, it was stated that the leaders demanded the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Wickremesingh.
Wickremesingh reportedly told leaders he was ready to resign and lead to a new government.
Prime Ministry Spokesperson Dinouk Colambage stated that Wickremesinghe announced in his speech to the leaders that he would resign when all parties agreed to form a new government.
Wickremesinghe announced that there will be nationwide fuel distribution this week and that the debt sustainability report for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is almost over.
Meanwhile, images of demonstrators entering the presidential campus in the large-scale anti-government protest they organized in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, on social media and in the press, attracted attention.
In the footage, the protesters are seen having fun by entering the pool on the campus.
In the images taken in a bedroom thought to belong to President Rajapaksa, some protesters were lying on the bed and some were resting on the sofas. No traces of security forces were found in the footage.
Massive anti-government protests are held in Colombo, with thousands of people from across the country.
At least 20 people were injured in the events that broke out as a result of the police intervention.
Protesters broke through the barricades around the campus, where President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s official residence and office are located, and entered the residence and office.
It was claimed that after entering the campus, Rajapaksa left the campus and was taken to a safe place.
The curfew, which was put into effect yesterday at 21:00 local time in Colombo and its surroundings, was lifted in the morning due to the objections of opposition politicians and lawyers.
Under the Sri Lankan constitution, it is nearly impossible for a head of state to be removed from office unless he resigns voluntarily.
LATEST SITUATION IN SRI LANKA
The people in the country, which is facing the biggest economic crisis in its history, intensified their protests at the end of March after the power cuts found 13 hours a day.
There was a clash between the demonstrators gathered around the Sri Lankan Prime Minister’s Office on 9 May and the supporters of the government, and military units were called to duty in the capital Colombo.
After increasing pressure from the opposition, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned on 9 May and the cabinet was dissolved.
A nationwide curfew was declared after the violence, and the government ordered that anyone who damaged public property or others during the protests be shot at.
In the protests that spread across the country, 8 people, including the ruling party deputy and 2 police officers, lost their lives and at least 250 people were injured.
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