Sri Lankan police banned all demonstrations and processions for seven days following the state's presidential election on Thursday.
"The decision to ban demonstrations and processions were taken to ensure law and order prevail in the country and to stop any kind of post-election violence," the police spokesperson, Ajith Rohana, was quoted by Ceylon Today as saying.
"The decision to ban demonstrations and processions were taken to ensure law and order prevail in the country and to stop any kind of post-election violence," the police spokesperson, Ajith Rohana, was quoted by Ceylon Today as saying.