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Parliament of Sri Lanka extended the state of emergency by another month.
Editor on 08 July, 2008 15:03:45 | 813 times read
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Government of Sri Lanka extends the state of emergency by another month with a 97-vote majority on Tuesday.At a vote requested by TNA's R. Sampanthan, 111 members favoured the motion for the extension, while 14 opposed.All government affiliate parties voted for favour of the motion and the UNP was absent at the time of vote. The state of emergency gives wide powers to the security forces and police to carry out operations against the terrorism.Prime Minister Rathnasiri Wickramanayaka, moving the motion told parliament that it is a requirement to extend the emergency due to current situation in the country.Mr; Wickremananayake, further said Parliament that during the last month 112 security personnel and policemen and 43 civilians had been killed while 793 security personnel and 61 civilians had been injured. Since fighting renewed between rebels and government forces in 2006, at least 9,000 LTTEers and 1700 soldiers have been killed. During on Tuesday session Sri Lanka parliament appointed United People's Freedom Alliance Puttalam District MP Piyankara Jayaratne as the Deputy Speaker.The position was left vacant by the resignation of the former Deputy Speaker Gitanjana Gunawardena on July 04.In his resignation Mr. Gunawardena has cited political ethics as the reason for the resignation.
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