Sri Lanka puts state of emergency in place ahead of parliament's vote for new president

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Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe gazetted orders late on Sunday for a state of emergency in the crisis-ridden island nation, in an effort to head off unrest ahead of a vote in parliament later this week to elect a new president.

A man wears a headband with a slogan against interim Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe as he waves the Sri Lankan national flag near the Presidential secretariat in Colombo on July 17, 2022. Wickremesinghe gazetted orders on Sunday, July 17, for a state of emergency in Sri Lanka. Arun Sankar/ AFP

"It is expedient, so to do, in the interests of public security, the protection of public order and the maintenance of supplies and services essential to the life of the community," the notification stated. Previous emergency regulations have been used to deploy the military to arrest and detain people, search private property and dampen public protests.

Parliament accepted Rajapaksa's resignation on Friday, and convened a day later to begin the process of electing a new president, with the vote set for Wednesday.

 

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