Sri Lanka PM Wickremesinghe declares state of emergency, curfew – spokesman

Jul 13, 2022 3:08 PM PHT

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Sri Lanka PM Wickremesinghe declares state of emergency, curfew – spokesman

PRESIDENT'S HOUSE. People visit the President's house after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka on July 13, 2022.

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'The prime minister as acting president has declared a state of emergency (countrywide) and imposed a curfew in the western province,' Ranil Wickremesinghe's media secretary, Dinouk Colombage, says

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state of emergency in his role as the acting president, after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives on Wednesday, July 13, leading to more protests amid an economic crisis.

“The prime minister as acting president has declared a state of emergency (countrywide) and imposed a curfew in the western province,” Wickremesinghe’s media secretary, Dinouk Colombage, told Reuters. The curfew comes into effect immediately. – Rappler.com