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“I am deeply pained by the escalating violence in Sri Lanka after yesterday’s May 9 attack on peaceful protesters by supporters of the former prime minister in Colombo and subsequent mob violence against members of the ruling party,” he said on Tuesday.

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Clashes broke out in Sri Lanka on Monday after pro-government supporters attacked peaceful anti-government protesters in Colombo and elsewhere, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 200. Went.

“I condemn the violence and call on the authorities to investigate all attacks in an independent, comprehensive and transparent manner,” Bachelet said in a statement in Geneva. It is important to ensure that those found responsible, including those instigating the violence, are held accountable.”

He called on the authorities to prevent further escalation of violence and protect the right to assemble peacefully.

Bachelet said that the UN Human Rights Office will closely monitor the situation in the country and keep getting information.

former prime minister under security cover

Former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse has been taken to a naval base in Trincomalee where he is under security cover. Defense Ministry Secretary Kamal Gunaratne gave this information on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka is going through the worst economic crisis ever. Security is being provided to 76-year-old Mahinda amid nationwide protests over the government’s failure to deal with it. Meanwhile, opposition parties are demanding his arrest.

Sri Lankan People’s Party (SLPP) leader Mahinda was the country’s president from 2005 to 2015, during which he conducted a brutal military campaign against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

In a digital briefing, Gunaratne told reporters that Mahinda Rajapaksa was safely evacuated to the Trincomalee naval base.

Mahinda Rajapaksa has been safely evacuated from his ‘Temple Trees’ residence in Colombo to the naval base in Trincomalee, he said.

“We saw how they (protesters) tried to enter ‘Temple Trees’ that night and we stopped them,” Gunaratne said.

He said Mahinda Rajapaksa would be kept there until the situation improved. He said that after this he can go wherever he wants to go.

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