President issues order to re-deploy armed forces across the country
President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has again issued a special order to call in armed forces island wide for public security.
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena informed Parliament today (22) about these orders.
The President has issued this order in accordance with the powers vested in him under Section 12 of the Public Security Act.
Accordingly, the Speaker informed the House regarding the President’s order at the commencement of the proceedings.