The former Deputy Inspector General of Police Mr. Priyantha Jayakodi revealed several controversial statements regarding how the protest turned into a big terror by developing the peaceful struggle into severe conflicts, endangering the lives of young people and brutally attacking them.
It was during a social media discussion with senior journalist Chamuditha Samarawickrama.
Mr. Priyantha Jayakodi stated that the attack on the house of President Ranil Wickremesinghe as well as the houses of other ministers was carried out by a group of conspirators.
This struggle was a very valuable silent and peaceful struggle in the early days and they are also committed to supporting it with the determination to support and strengthen the youth.
However, he points out that later in this struggle, various parties created various rebellions based on the need to achieve political goals.
He said that the young people who built the peaceful struggle and worked to maintain it in a systematic way were also caught in the law as a result of the riots launched by some political parties.
However, he further points out that when the struggle was peaceful in the early stages, they gave their support fearlessly, and when it turned to the wrong path, necessary measures were also taken.
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