Directives issued to arrest suspects in Mannar vandalism
Posted by Editor on July 16, 2021 - 6:23 am

Directives have been issued to security units to promptly arrest the suspects involved in hurling rocks at religious places of worship in Mannar, The Secretary of Defence Rt. General Kamal Gunaratne said.
He said the arrest of those responsible will ensure that such incidents do not take place again in future.
Rt. General Gunaratne expressed his views during an observational tour of constructions at the Digavapiya sacred ground.
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Whys should you issue directives?
Is the Police in Mannar incapable of enforcing the law?