Exclusive: Some in int'l community trying to oust @RW_UNP, Minister Tiran Alles tells me. “Sections of the international community worked to topple President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, now they want to topple President Ranil Wickremesinghe, too.” (1)
#SrilankaPresident
#SriLankaCrisis
(2) The UN, US, Canada, EU & UK expressed serious concern, the Norwegian Ambassador strongly condemned last week's pre-dawn military assault on the protesters occupying the presidential secretariat. Journalists & lawyers were among those assaulted. At least 5 ppl were abducted.
(3) Responding to wave of int'l condemnation, Min Alles says: “Some sections of the tinternaional community don't like President Ranil Wickremesinghe as he is a strong leader. Their intention is to weaken #SriLanka to control our country’s affairs.”
#SrilankaPresident
#SLnews
#Thread: “Did they tweet when PM's house was set on fire? That's why I say that a section of int'l community is biased against #SriLanka," says Min Tiran Alles, & accuses d protesters of not responding to repeated demands to vacate president’s office. Protesters say they did. (4)
(5) Those occupying #GotaGoGama should also leave, says Tiran Alles. "Some Russian tourists said that no tourists would come if these ugly tents continue tb there. This is the heart of the capital; this is where all the top tourist hotels are." Watch-
(6) But when I pointed out that its not because of tents but because of #SriLankaCrisis, & lack of democracy that West advice their citizens to avoid travelling to #SriLanka, Tiran Alles says "those countries have always issued warnings when there are troubles on the street.”
(7) Public Security Minister Alles also confirms that President Ranil Wickremesinghe @RW_UNP pledged to MPs not to call a snap election. "The parliament will continue it’s full term. President also said that he doesn’t see any need for an early dissolution," he told me. #SLnews
(8) Alles says "Some Russian tourists said that no tourists would come if these ugly tents continue to be there" (#GotaGoGama), but this is what Antonina Potapova, a #Ukrainian woman living in #SriLanka, told me. Watch & make your own judgement. Full int -

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#Thread: A Timeline of events since #HumanRights lawyer Hejaaz Hizbullah arrested by the police Criminal Investigation Dept on 14 April 2020 on suspicion of "aiding & abetting" of Easter Sunday suicide bomber Inshaf Ibrahim. Read -bbc.com/sinhala/sri-la… #SriLanka @Justice4Hejaaz
(2) Prior to his arrest, his home & legal chambers were searched by the police. Mr Hizbullah is widely credited with convincing the Supreme Court to strike down the purported dissolution of parliament by the then Prez @MaithripalaS in Oct 2018. Read more - bbc.com/sinhala/sri-la…
(3) An outspoken activist on minority rights, he co-authored an influential paper by leading #Muslim professionals questioning #SriLanka Govt's forced cremation of Muslim #COVID19 dead. He also engaged w/ UN special procedures mandate holders on d issue. bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…
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