Riot Police withdrawn from Galle Face after protesters object
The riot police which was deployed to Galle Face today, was later withdrawn following objections raised by the protesters.
A large number of officers were deployed near the Presidential Secretariat where the protest against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is continuing.
However, some of the protesters gathered at the site confronted the Police.
The Police eventually withdrew from the location.
The riot Police had been deployed after protesters began to erect a stage near the main entrance of the Presidential Secretariat.
Senior Police officers spoke to some of the protesters and requested them to remove the stage. But the protesters refused to do so.
The riot squad was later deployed to the area but they withdrew after the protesters confronted them. (Colombo Gazette)
