Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has filed a fundamental rights (FR) petition in the Supreme Court seeking an order for the re-deployment of his security.
The former President in the petition has said that his security has been reduced without a proper assessment of his security.
Among the respondents are Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and the Cabinet of Ministers .
The petition also says that only policemen have been deployed for his security and there are no armed security personnel deployed.
The role played by the former President in ending the conflict in the north and east and eliminating the LTTE have been cited in the petition.
More than 100 lawyers have pledged support to appear for the former President.
The Ministry of Public Administration has issued a revised Circular on public sector employee salaries
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today that unilateral action by the UK and other countries in imposing sanctions on certain individuals do not assist but serve to complicate the national reconciliation process underway in Sri Lanka.
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