Karu Jayasuriya condemns attack on Galle Face protesters
While condemning the attack on Galle Face protesters, National Movement for Social Justice Chairman Karu Jayasuriya said the right to dissent and to express one’s opinions as well as to protest peacefully must be protected.
He said in a statement that the attack by security forces targeting the citizen’s struggle at the Galle Face Green which has been capable of bridging forward Sri Lanka’s politics to a critical turning point, must be strongly condemned by all parties who appreciates and aspires to maintain democracy in the country.
“In a democratic society, the right to dissent and to express one’s opinions as well as to protest peacefully must be protected. We must all admit that no particular section of society can engage in a solitary struggle apart from the aspirations of the society at large.
This is why the Galle Face struggle took place in a highly charged and active manner.