President says state of emergency will not be extended

 

President Ranil Wickremesinghe says that the State of Emergency, which is scheduled to lapse by the end of this week, will not be extended. 

“As the country’s situation is back to normal, I will not extend the State of Emergency which is scheduled to lapse by the end of this week,” he said today (16). 

President Ranil Wickremasinghe expresses confidence that the current state of emergency will be lifted by the end of this week.