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Serikali imetoa Madaraka ya Dharura kwa Jeshi na Polisi kukamata na kuhoji watu bila kuwa na Kibali, ikiwa ni siku moja baada ya maandamano kusababisha vifo vya watu 7 na wengine zaidi ya 200 kujeruhiwa
Hata hivyo, baadhi ya Wachambuzi wamekosoa uamuzi huo wakisema kuna uwezekano ya Madaraka hayo yakatumiwa vibaya. Maandamano Nchini Sri Lanka yameendelea kwa zaidi ya Mwezi mmoja
Wananchi wamekuwa wakiandamana kutokana na uhaba wa bidhaa muhimu zikiwemo Mafuta, Chakula na Dawa. Maandamano hayo yalikuwa ya amani mwanzoni, lakini ghasia zimeripotiwa siku za hivi karibuni
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Sri Lanka has granted its military and police emergency powers to arrest people without warrants after a day of violence that killed seven people and injured more than 200 and resulted in the resignation of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa
As the Indian Ocean nation battles its worst economic crisis in history, thousands of protesters defied curfew to attack government figures, setting ablaze homes, shops and businesses belonging to governing party legislators and provincial politicians
Despite sporadic reports of unrest, the situation calmed by Tuesday, said police spokesman Nihal Thalduwa, adding that about 200 people had been injured in violence that led to an islandwide curfew until 7am (01:30 GMT) on Wednesday
The government of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the younger brother of the prime minister, outlined broad powers for the military and police to detain and question people without arrest warrants.
The military can detain people for up to 24 hours before handing them to police, while any private property can be searched by forces, including private vehicles, the government said in a gazette notification on Tuesday.
“Any person arrested by a police officer shall be taken to the nearest police station,” it said, fixing a 24-hour deadline for the armed forces to do the same.
“There is a heavy military presence. On our way, we were stopped at multiple checkpoints manned by the air force, some by the army and the navy,” Al Jazeera’s Minelle Fernandez said in her report from Colombo on Tuesday.
Some analysts expressed concern over the potential for abuse of the emergency measures.
“In a situation where there is both a state of emergency and curfew who can monitor to ensure these regulations are not abused?” said Bhavani Fonseka of the Centre for Policy Alternatives think-tank based in Colombo.
The president had already declared a state of emergency on Friday as protests escalated.
The attacks on government figures came in apparent reprisal for an incident just hours before Rajapaksa’s resignation.
Source: Al Jazeera
Hata hivyo, baadhi ya Wachambuzi wamekosoa uamuzi huo wakisema kuna uwezekano ya Madaraka hayo yakatumiwa vibaya. Maandamano Nchini Sri Lanka yameendelea kwa zaidi ya Mwezi mmoja
Wananchi wamekuwa wakiandamana kutokana na uhaba wa bidhaa muhimu zikiwemo Mafuta, Chakula na Dawa. Maandamano hayo yalikuwa ya amani mwanzoni, lakini ghasia zimeripotiwa siku za hivi karibuni
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Sri Lanka has granted its military and police emergency powers to arrest people without warrants after a day of violence that killed seven people and injured more than 200 and resulted in the resignation of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa
As the Indian Ocean nation battles its worst economic crisis in history, thousands of protesters defied curfew to attack government figures, setting ablaze homes, shops and businesses belonging to governing party legislators and provincial politicians
Despite sporadic reports of unrest, the situation calmed by Tuesday, said police spokesman Nihal Thalduwa, adding that about 200 people had been injured in violence that led to an islandwide curfew until 7am (01:30 GMT) on Wednesday
The government of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the younger brother of the prime minister, outlined broad powers for the military and police to detain and question people without arrest warrants.
The military can detain people for up to 24 hours before handing them to police, while any private property can be searched by forces, including private vehicles, the government said in a gazette notification on Tuesday.
“Any person arrested by a police officer shall be taken to the nearest police station,” it said, fixing a 24-hour deadline for the armed forces to do the same.
“There is a heavy military presence. On our way, we were stopped at multiple checkpoints manned by the air force, some by the army and the navy,” Al Jazeera’s Minelle Fernandez said in her report from Colombo on Tuesday.
Some analysts expressed concern over the potential for abuse of the emergency measures.
“In a situation where there is both a state of emergency and curfew who can monitor to ensure these regulations are not abused?” said Bhavani Fonseka of the Centre for Policy Alternatives think-tank based in Colombo.
The president had already declared a state of emergency on Friday as protests escalated.
The attacks on government figures came in apparent reprisal for an incident just hours before Rajapaksa’s resignation.
Source: Al Jazeera
