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Protestors “illegally” occupying Sri Lanka’s Galle Face green and adjacent premises have been given time till 5pm Friday August 05 to vacate the area, police said.

#SriLanka #Aragalaya #SLNews #LKA

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Sri Lanka’s new President @RW_UNP and others in the government say the protest movement, which was organic at the start, has now been hijacked by subversive or anarchic elements looking to destabilise the country. #ProtestLK #SLNews
.@nuzlyMN, one of the more prominent faces of the Galle Face protests, commenting on Wednesday’s police announcement said the protestors will seek legal recourse. #SLNews #Aragalaya #ProtestLK
“This land was allocated by the same government for agitation, and now when we have been here for more than four months, out of nowhere we are asked to leave. We aren’t happy. We will fight this legally,” @nuzlyMN #SLNews #Aragalaya #ProtestLK

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