It is reported that the Sri Lanka Police has issued a special notice to the protesters at Galle Face a short while ago using the loudspeaker system of the President’s House.
The full announcement is as follows.
“This is a statement issued by the Sri Lanka Police. Under Section 2 of the Public Security Act, a state of emergency has been declared islandwide from May 6 and a curfew has been imposed from May 9 until 7 am tomorrow. Therefore, no one is permitted to stay on a public road, railroad, public park, public playground, or beach in those areas, except under the authority of a written permit issued by an authorized official. Therefore, I hereby inform you that violating the curfew is an offense under existing law. ”