Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles has issued a statement with regard to a remark made by a public representative in reference to an incident at the Ratwatte Estate in the Elkaduwa Plantation in the Matale District.
Stating that violence will not be allowed, Minister Alles stated that the public representative had claimed that it was their right to take action if the government and laws do not protect them.
Minister Tiran Alles requested the estate community and the general public to refrain from taking the laws into their hands and to refrain from acting in such a manner.
The minister warned that stringent action will be taken against those taking the laws into their hand and those aiding such behaviour by falling victim to incidents created by politicians and political parties aiming to secure votes for elections. (NewsWire)
