The island-wide curfew imposed with effect from 7.00 p.m. today (May 09) has been extended to 7.00 a.m. on Wednesday (May 11).The President's Media Division (PMD) conveyed this in a statement issued a short while ago.
The curfew order, declared as per the provisions of Section 16 of the Public Security Ordinance, was previously scheduled to be lifted at 7.00 a.m. tomorrow (May 10)."No one is permitted to stay on a public road, railroad, public park, public playground or any other public area or beaches except under a written permit issued by a particular authorizing officer," the PMD noted.
The curfew order comes after tensions escalated across the island following an assault on the peaceful protesters at the Galle Face Green protest site and near the Temple Trees earlier today.
A mob of government supporters rallied in front of the Temple Trees this morning to urge Mahinda Rajapaksa not to step down as the Prime Minister.
More than 140 protesters were injured and hospitalized in the attack carried out while the police personnel stationed to prevent any act of violence looked on.
The water cannons and tear gas were put to use after dozens of anti-government protesters were already assaulted.
Meanwhile, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa and several other SJB parliamentarians who tried to visit the protest site drew the eye of the protesters who turned them away.
Busloads of SLPP supporters, transported into the commercial capital Colombo for a show of support for the prime minister, were caught in the open by the public.
Some of the mobs were thrown into the Beira Lake as punishment.
Meanwhile, the residences of many parliamentarians have also been set on fire amidst growing public anger.
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