Sri Lankan minister calls for laws to restrict protests

Sri Lanka’s Deputy Minister of Justice called for stronger laws to be put in place to restrict protests on the island.

Deputy Minister Sujeewa Senasinghe said laws must be introduced to ensure protests are confined to certain areas so that “demonstrations do not disturb the public and their day to day activities.”

Mr Senasinghe claimed the enforcement of such laws would “protect the rights of both workers and public”.

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